SM U-8
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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-8.
 U-8 (third row, second from the right), Kiel Harbour, February 1914 | |
| Career (Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-8 |
| Ordered: | 8 April 1908 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost: | 2,540,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number: | 150 |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1909 |
| Launched: | 14 March 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1911 |
| Fate: | 4 March 1915 - Trapped in nets, forced to surface and scuttled under gunfire from HMS Gurkha and Maori at position 50°41′N 0°06′E / 50.683°N 0.100°E. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 5 submarine |
| Displacement: |
505 metric tons (557 short tons) surfaced 636 metric tons (701 short tons) submerged |
| Length: |
57.3 m (188.0 ft) (OA) 43.1 m (141.4 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
5.6 m (18.4 ft) (overall) 3.75 m (12.3 ft) (pressure hull) |
| Draught: | 3.55 m (11.6 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shafts 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (890 hp) 2 × SSWelectric motors with 1,040 PS (1,030 hp) 550 rpm surfaced 600 rpm submerged |
| Speed: |
13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced 10.2 knots (18.9 km/h; 11.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Test depth: | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament: |
4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss gun |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy I. U-Halbflottille |
| Commanders: | Kapitänleutnant Stoß - 4 March 1915 |
| Victories: | . |
SM U-8 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-8 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Trapped in nets, forced to surface and scuttled under gunfire from HMS Gurkha and Maori at position 50°41′N 0°06′E / 50.683°N 0.100°ECoordinates: 50°41′N 0°06′E / 50.683°N 0.100°E.
References
- General
- Gröner, Erich (1985). "U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher". Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). "U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935-1945". Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften I (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
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