SM U-88
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-88 |
| Ordered: | 23 June 1915 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Yard number: | Werk 32 |
| Laid down: | 20 November 1915 |
| Launched: | 22 June 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 7 April 1917 |
| Fate: | 5 September 1917 - Presumably mined off Terschelling. 43 dead (all hands lost)[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 87 submarine |
| Displacement: |
757 tons surfaced 998 tons ↓ 1165 tons (total) |
| Length: |
65.8 m (overall) 50.07 m (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
6.20 m (overall) 4.18 m (pressure hull) |
| Draught: | 3.88 m |
| Propulsion: |
2400 hp surfaced 1200 hp ↓ |
| Speed: |
16.8 knots surfaced 9.1 knots ↓ |
| Range: | 11,380 miles at 8 knots surfaced 56 miles at 5 knots submerged |
| Test depth: | ~ 50 m (164 feet) |
| Complement: | 36 men |
| Armament: |
16 torpedoes (4/2 in bow/stern tubes) 105mm deck gun with 140 rounds [2] |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Commanders: |
Walther Schwieger 23 Jul 1916 - 5 Sep 1917 |
| Operations: |
4 patrols |
SM U-88 was a Type U 87 submarine built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-88 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[3]
U 87 and U 89 had one 10.5 cm/45 and one 8.8 cm/30 deck guns, U 88 was probably equally armed. U 90 - U 92 were armed with one 10.5 cm/45 gun (140-240 rounds).[2]
U-88 is most notable for sinking and taking with her Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger, responsible for sinking the RMS Lusitania when he was commander of 'U-20. The submarine was lost with all hands on 5 September 1917 when being chased by HMS Stonecrop, hit a British mine and sank north of Terschelling at 53°57′N 4°55′E / 53.950°N 4.917°ECoordinates: 53°57′N 4°55′E / 53.950°N 4.917°E.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uboat.net U88
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uboat.net type 87
- ↑ "U-88". Retrieved 25 January 2010.