SM U-57

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Submarines Cherbourg NH 43777.jpg
U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameU-57
Ordered6 October 1914
BuilderA.G. Weser, Bremen
Yard number212
Laid down25 August 1915
Launched29 April 1916
Commissioned6 July 1916
Fate24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921.
General characteristics [1]
Class & type Type U 57 submarine
Displacement
  • 786  t (774 long tons) surfaced
  • 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
  • 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 1,800  PS (1,324  kW; 1,775  shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,730  nmi (14,320 km; 8,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement36
Armament
Service record
Part of
  • II Flotilla
  • 7 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders
  • Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg [2]
  • 6 July 1916 – 19 December 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling [3]
  • 20 December 1917 - 6 March 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Walter Stein [4]
  • 7 March – 11 November 1918
Operations7 patrols
Victories
  • 55 merchant ships sunk
    (91,606  GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,250 tons) [5]
  • 6 merchant ships damaged
    (14,363  GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship damaged
    (1,372  GRT)

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.

Contents

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage [Note 1] Fate [6]
24 September 1916RaneeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 194Damaged
24 September 1916 Albatross Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 158Sunk
24 September 1916 Aphelion Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 197Sunk
24 September 1916 Briton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 134Sunk
24 September 1916 Devonshire Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 148Sunk
24 September 1916 Laila Flag of Norway.svg Norway 807Sunk
24 September 1916 Marguerite Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 151Sunk
24 September 1916 Otter Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 123Sunk
24 September 1916 Sunshine Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 185Sunk
24 September 1916 Tarantula Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 155Sunk
24 September 1916 Otterhound Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 150Sunk
25 September 1916 Cynthia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 133Sunk
25 September 1916 Fisher Prince Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 125Sunk
25 September 1916 Gamecock Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 151Sunk
25 September 1916 Harrier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 162Sunk
25 September 1916 Loch Ness Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 176Sunk
25 September 1916 Nil Desperandum Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 148Sunk
25 September 1916 Quebec Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 133Sunk
25 September 1916 Seal Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 135Sunk
25 September 1916 St. Hilda Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 94Sunk
25 September 1916 Trinidad Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 147Sunk
23 October 1916 HMS Genista Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy 1,250Sunk
26 October 1916 Rowanmore Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 10,320Sunk
30 October 1916 Floreal Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 163Sunk
31 October 1916 Saturn Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,108Sunk
18 January 1917 Manchester Inventor Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,247Sunk
22 January 1917 Euphrates Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2,809Sunk
22 January 1917 Minho Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 179Sunk
22 January 1917 Trevean Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,081Sunk
26 January 1917 Bisagno Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 2,252Sunk
22 March 1917 Sirius Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,053Sunk
27 March 1917 Holgate Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,604Sunk
28 March 1917 Gafsa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,974Sunk
29 March 1917 Crispin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,965Sunk
29 March 1917 Lincolnshire Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,965Sunk
30 March 1917HMS Lady PatriciaNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy 1,372Damaged
31 March 1917 Braefield Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 427Sunk
5 April 1917 Ebenezer Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 181Sunk
12 May 1917 Refugio Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,642Sunk
14 May 1917Arlington CourtCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,346Damaged
19 May 1917 Farnham Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,102Sunk
24 May 1917 Belgian Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,657Sunk
1 June 1917 Teal Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 141Sunk
2 July 1917 May Flower Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 55Sunk
5 July 1917 Cuyahoga Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,586Sunk
7 July 1917 Tarquah Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,859Sunk
8 July 1917 Pegu Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,348Sunk
10 July 1917 Garmoyle Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,229Sunk
16 July 1917BenguelaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,530Damaged
8 October 1917 Aylevarroo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 908Sunk
8 October 1917 Richard De Larrinaga Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,591Sunk
12 October 1917 Cape Corso Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,890Damaged
12 October 1917 Georgios Markettos Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 2,269Sunk
13 October 1917 Diu Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 5,556Sunk
14 October 1917 East Wales Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,321Sunk
20 October 1917 Norden Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 703Sunk
28 November 1917 Perm Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1,312Sunk
29 November 1917 Pierre Flag of France.svg France 112Sunk
30 November 1917 Courage Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 51Sunk
30 November 1917 Gazelle Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 40Sunk
30 November 1917LustreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 48Damaged
3 December 1917 Copeland Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,184Sunk
6 December 1917Saint Antoine De PadoueFlag of France.svg France 355Damaged

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations

  1. ↑ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Sperling". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Stein". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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