| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-27 |
| Ordered: | 19 February 1912 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
| Launched: | 14 July 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 8 May 1914 |
| Fate: | Sunk 19 August 1915 in Western Approaches. 37 dead. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 27 submarine |
| Displacement: | 685 tons surfaced 878 tons submerged[1] |
| Length: | 64.7 m (212.3 ft)[2] |
| Beam: | 6.32 m (20.7 ft)[2] |
| Draught: | 3.48 m (11.4 ft)[2] |
| Speed: | 16.4 knots (30.4 km/h) (surfaced) 9.8 knots (18.1 km/h) (submerged) |
| Range: | 9,770 nautical miles (18,090 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) (surfaced) 85 nautical miles (157 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged) |
| Test depth: | 50 m (164.0 ft) |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Kaiserliche Marine: IV Flottille |
| Commanders: | Bernd Wegener1 Aug 1914 - 19 Aug 1915 |
| Operations: | 3 |
| Victories: | 9 ships sunk for a total of 29.402 tons |
SM U-27 was a German Type U-27 U-boat built for service in the Kaiserliche Marine. She was launched on 14 July 1913, and commissioned on 8 May 1914 with Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant) Bernd Wegener in command.
On 18 October 1914, the British submarine E-3 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by U-27. This was the first action in which one submarine sank another.
On 19 August 1915, U-27 was sunk in Western Approaches at position by gunfire from Q-Ship HMS Baralong, and her entire crew including Bernd Wegener was killed in the so-called Baralong Incident.
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