U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920 | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-57 |
Ordered | 6 October 1914 |
Builder | A.G. Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 212 |
Laid down | 25 August 1915 |
Launched | 29 April 1916 |
Commissioned | 6 July 1916 |
Fate | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 57 submarine |
Displacement | |
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Beam |
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Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 7 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 1] | Fate [6] |
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24 September 1916 | Ranee | United Kingdom | 194 | Damaged |
24 September 1916 | Albatross | United Kingdom | 158 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Aphelion | United Kingdom | 197 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Briton | United Kingdom | 134 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Devonshire | United Kingdom | 148 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Laila | Norway | 807 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Marguerite | United Kingdom | 151 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Otter | United Kingdom | 123 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Sunshine | United Kingdom | 185 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Tarantula | United Kingdom | 155 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Otterhound | United Kingdom | 150 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Cynthia | United Kingdom | 133 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Fisher Prince | United Kingdom | 125 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Gamecock | United Kingdom | 151 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Harrier | United Kingdom | 162 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Loch Ness | United Kingdom | 176 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Nil Desperandum | United Kingdom | 148 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Quebec | United Kingdom | 133 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Seal | United Kingdom | 135 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | St. Hilda | United Kingdom | 94 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Trinidad | United Kingdom | 147 | Sunk |
23 October 1916 | HMS Genista | Royal Navy | 1,250 | Sunk |
26 October 1916 | Rowanmore | United Kingdom | 10,320 | Sunk |
30 October 1916 | Floreal | United Kingdom | 163 | Sunk |
31 October 1916 | Saturn | Norway | 1,108 | Sunk |
18 January 1917 | Manchester Inventor | United Kingdom | 4,247 | Sunk |
22 January 1917 | Euphrates | Belgium | 2,809 | Sunk |
22 January 1917 | Minho | Portugal | 179 | Sunk |
22 January 1917 | Trevean | United Kingdom | 3,081 | Sunk |
26 January 1917 | Bisagno | Italy | 2,252 | Sunk |
22 March 1917 | Sirius | Norway | 1,053 | Sunk |
27 March 1917 | Holgate | United Kingdom | 2,604 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Gafsa | United Kingdom | 3,974 | Sunk |
29 March 1917 | Crispin | United Kingdom | 3,965 | Sunk |
29 March 1917 | Lincolnshire | United Kingdom | 3,965 | Sunk |
30 March 1917 | HMS Lady Patricia | Royal Navy | 1,372 | Damaged |
31 March 1917 | Braefield | United Kingdom | 427 | Sunk |
5 April 1917 | Ebenezer | Denmark | 181 | Sunk |
12 May 1917 | Refugio | United Kingdom | 2,642 | Sunk |
14 May 1917 | Arlington Court | United Kingdom | 4,346 | Damaged |
19 May 1917 | Farnham | United Kingdom | 3,102 | Sunk |
24 May 1917 | Belgian | United Kingdom | 3,657 | Sunk |
1 June 1917 | Teal | United Kingdom | 141 | Sunk |
2 July 1917 | May Flower | Sweden | 55 | Sunk |
5 July 1917 | Cuyahoga | United Kingdom | 4,586 | Sunk |
7 July 1917 | Tarquah | United Kingdom | 3,859 | Sunk |
8 July 1917 | Pegu | United Kingdom | 6,348 | Sunk |
10 July 1917 | Garmoyle | United Kingdom | 1,229 | Sunk |
16 July 1917 | Benguela | United Kingdom | 5,530 | Damaged |
8 October 1917 | Aylevarroo | United Kingdom | 908 | Sunk |
8 October 1917 | Richard De Larrinaga | United Kingdom | 5,591 | Sunk |
12 October 1917 | Cape Corso | United Kingdom | 3,890 | Damaged |
12 October 1917 | Georgios Markettos | Greece | 2,269 | Sunk |
13 October 1917 | Diu | Portugal | 5,556 | Sunk |
14 October 1917 | East Wales | United Kingdom | 4,321 | Sunk |
20 October 1917 | Norden | Sweden | 703 | Sunk |
28 November 1917 | Perm | Denmark | 1,312 | Sunk |
29 November 1917 | Pierre | France | 112 | Sunk |
30 November 1917 | Courage | United Kingdom | 51 | Sunk |
30 November 1917 | Gazelle | United Kingdom | 40 | Sunk |
30 November 1917 | Lustre | United Kingdom | 48 | Damaged |
3 December 1917 | Copeland | United Kingdom | 1,184 | Sunk |
6 December 1917 | Saint Antoine De Padoue | France | 355 | Damaged |
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