| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-60 |
| Ordered: | 6 October 1914 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen (Werk 215) |
| Laid down: | 22 June 1915 |
| Launched: | 5 July 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 1 November 1916 |
| Fate: | 21 November 1918 - Surrendered. Ran aground on the English East coast on the way to be broken up in 1921. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement: | 786 tons(sf) 954 (sm) |
| Length: | 67 m |
| Draft: | 3.79 m |
| Speed: | 14.7 kn (sf) 8.4 (sm) |
| Test depth: | ~50 m (164 feet) |
| Armament: |
Deck gun: 88mm 276 rounds Torpedoes: 6, 2/2 (bow / stern tubes) |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Commanders: | Karl Georg Schuster [1] 1 Nov 1916 - 31 Oct 1917 Karl (i.V.) Jasper [2] 1 Nov 1917 - 20 Nov 1917 Franz Grünert [3] 21 Nov 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 |
| Operations: | 10 patrols
52 ships sunk for a total of 107,640 tons. 2 ships damaged for a total of 7,164 tons.[1] |
SM U-60 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-60 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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