SM U-13
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-13.
 SM U-13 in the Harbour of Kiel (first boat left) | |
| Career (Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-13 |
| Ordered: | 23 February 1909 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Cost: | 2,101,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number: | 9 |
| Launched: | 16 December 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 25 April 1912 |
| Fate: | 9 August 1914 – rammed by British warship at position 58°22′N 1°16′E / 58.367°N 1.267°ECoordinates: 58°22′N 1°16′E / 58.367°N 1.267°E. 23 dead. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 13 submarine |
| Displacement: | 516 metric tons (569 short tons) surfaced 644 metric tons (710 short tons) submerged |
| Length: | 57.88 m (189 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 3.44 m (11 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (890 hp) 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (1,030 hp) 550 rpm surfaced 600 rpm submerged |
| Speed: | 14.8 kn (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph) surfaced 10.7 kn (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament: | 4 x 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
I Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 – 10 Mar 1915 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt Hans Artur Graf von Schweinitz und Krain[1] 1 Aug 1914 – 12 Aug 1914 |
| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: | None |
SM U-13 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-13 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
References
- ↑ "Hans Artur Graf von Schweinitz und Krain". Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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