SM U-50
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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-50.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-50 |
| Ordered: | 4 August 1914 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Launched: | 31 December 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 4 July 1916 |
| Fate: | Sunk probably by a mine off Terschelling on or after 31 August 1917 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type U-43 submarine |
| Displacement: |
725 tons surfaced 940 tons submerged 1,059 tons (total) |
| Length: |
65 m (213 ft) (oa 52.51 m (172.3 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft) (oa) 4.18 m (13.7 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Height: | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.74 m (12.3 ft) |
| Installed power: |
2400 hp surfaced 1200 hp submerged |
| Speed: |
17.1 kn (31.7 km/h) 9.1 kn (16.9 km/h) |
| Range: |
•9,400 nmi (17,400 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) surfaced •55 nmi (102 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 36 |
| Armament: |
•4 × 50 cm (19.7 in)[2] torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern; 6 torpedoes) •1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun with 276 rounds |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Commanders: | Kptlt. Gerhard Berger |
| Operations: | 5 patrols, 27 ships sunk for a total of 92,924 tons. |
SM U-50 was one of 329 submarines in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-50 is most notable for sinking the armed merchant cruiser Laconia, killing 2 Americans before the USA had entered the war. Laconia was also the 15th largest ship destroyed by submarine in the war.[3]
References
- ↑ Uboat.net U-50
- ↑ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1978). "U-Boats (1905-18)". The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare 23. Phoebus Publishing. p. 2534.
- ↑ Uboat.net largest ships
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