| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-22 |
| Ordered: | 25 November 1910 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
| Laid down: | 14 November 1911 |
| Launched: | 6 March 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1913 |
| Fate: | Surrendered 1 December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 19 submarine |
| Displacement: | 650 tons surfaced, 837 tons submerged[1] |
| Length: | 64.2 m (210.6 ft)[2] |
| Beam: | 6.1 m (20.0 ft)[3] |
| Draught: | 3.6 m (11.8 ft)[4] |
| Speed: | •28.7 km/h (15.5 kn) surfaced[5] •17.6 km/h (9.5 kn) submerged[6] |
| Range: | 9,800 km (5,300 nmi) at 15 km/h (8.1 kn)[7] |
| Armament: | •four 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes[8] (two bow, two stern, nine torpedoes)[9] •1 x 88 mm (3.46 in) deck gun (two from 1916 on)[10] |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kaiserliche Marine: I Flottille |
| Commanders: | Bruno Hoppe 1 Aug 1914 - 22 Aug 1916 Karl Scherb 23 Aug 1916 - 31 May 1917 Hinrich Herman Hashagen 1 Jun 1917 - 11 Nov 1918[11] |
SM U-22 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. She U-22 was engaged in commerce war as part of the naval warfare, during the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-22 had a career of 14 patrols, sinking 43 ships for a total of 46,583 tons. Additionally, she damaged 3 ships totalling 9044 tons, and captured 1 prize worth 1170 tons.
Captain Hashagen was the most successful, sinking 28 of the vessels, the largest being the British passenger steamer California at 5,629 tons. She was sunk 145 miles NWxN3/4N of Cape Villano on 17 Oct 1917.[12]
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