SM U-22 (Germany)
A German WWI period postcard of U-22 | |
Career (German Empire) | |
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Name: | U-22 |
Ordered: | 25 November 1910 |
Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Cost: | 2,450,000 Goldmark |
Yard number: | 16 |
Laid down: | 14 November 1911 |
Launched: | 6 March 1913 |
Commissioned: | 25 November 1913 |
Fate: | Surrendered 1 December 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | German Type U 19 submarine |
Displacement: | 650 t (720 short tons) surfaced 837 t (923 short tons) submerged |
Length: | 64.15 m (210 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Height: | 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in) |
Draught: | 3.58 m (11 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion: | 2 shafts 2 × MAN 8-cylinder two stroke diesel motors with 1,700 PS (1,700 hp) 2 × AEG double Motordynamos with 1,200 PS (1,200 hp) 320 rpm submerged |
Speed: | 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) surfaced 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) submerged |
Range: | 9,700 nautical miles (18,000 km; 11,200 mi) at 8 kn surfaced 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 kn submerged |
Test depth: | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Boats and landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
Complement: | 4 officers, 31 men |
Armament: | 4 x 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 gun (at times 2 ×) |
Service record | |
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Part of: |
III Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 – 23 Aug 1916 Baltic Flotilla 23 Aug 1916 – 16 Mar 1917 III Flotilla 16 Mar 1917 – 11 Nov 1918 |
Commanders: |
Kptlt Bruno Hoppe[1] 25 Nov 1913 – 22 Aug 1916 Oblt Karl Scherb[2] 23 Aug 1916 – 31 May 1917 Oblt Hinrich Hermann Hashagen[3] 1 Jun 1917 – 11 Nov 1918 |
Operations: | 14 patrols |
Victories: |
42 merchant ships sunk (46,395 GRT) 3 merchant ships damaged (9,044 GRT) 1 merchant ship taken as a prize (1,170 GRT) 1 warship sunk (175 tons) |
SM U-22 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-22 was engaged in commerce war as part of the naval warfare, during the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-22 had a career of 14 patrols, sinking 43 ships for a total of 46,583 tons. Additionally, she damaged three ships totalling 9,044 tons, and captured 1 prize worth 1,170 tons.
Oblt Hashagen was the most successful, sinking 28 of the vessels, the largest being the British passenger steamer California at 5,629 tons. She was sunk 145 nautical miles (269 km) NWxN3/4N of Cape Villano on 17 Oct 1917.[4]
Summary of Raiding Career
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[5] |
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21 April 1915 | Ruth | Sweden | 867 | Sunk |
22 April 1915 | St. Lawrence | United Kingdom | 196 | Sunk |
15 June 1915 | Strathnairn | United Kingdom | 4,336 | Sunk |
16 June 1915 | Trafford | United Kingdom | 215 | Sunk |
16 June 1915 | Turnwell | United Kingdom | 4,264 | Damaged |
20 June 1915 | Premier | United Kingdom | 169 | Sunk |
8 August 1915 | India | Royal Navy | 7,940 | Sunk |
12 August 1915 | Grodno | United Kingdom | 1,955 | Sunk |
6 April 1916 | Vennacher | United Kingdom | 4,700 | Damaged |
8 April 1916 | Adamton | United Kingdom | 2,304 | Sunk |
13 April 1916 | Chic | United Kingdom | 3,037 | Sunk |
21 June 1916 | Francoise D’amboise | France | 1,973 | Sunk |
2 November 1916 | Vanadis | Russian Empire | 384 | Sunk |
2 November 1916 | Runhild | Sweden | 1,170 | Captured as a prize |
3 November 1916 | Ägir | Sweden | 427 | Sunk |
3 November 1916 | Frans | Sweden | 134 | Sunk |
3 November 1916 | Jönköping | Sweden | 82 | Sunk |
8 November 1916 | Taimi | Russian Empire | 134 | Sunk |
11 November 1916 | Astrid | Sweden | 191 | Sunk |
7 August 1917 | Jarl | Sweden | 1,643 | Sunk |
11 October 1917 | Elve | United Kingdom | 899 | Sunk |
16 October 1917 | Jennie E. Righter | United States | 647 | Sunk |
17 October 1917 | California | United Kingdom | 5,629 | Sunk |
19 October 1917 | Australdale | Australia | 4,379 | Sunk |
19 October 1917 | Staro | Norway | 1,805 | Sunk |
20 October 1917 | Snetinden | Norway | 2,859 | Sunk |
6 January 1918 | Saint Mathieu | French Navy | 175 | Sunk |
2 March 1918 | Stina | Sweden | 1,136 | Sunk |
11 May 1918 | Michail | Russian Empire | 150 | Sunk |
12 May 1918 | Kong Raud | Norway | 60 | Sunk |
12 May 1918 | Tennes | Norway | 58 | Sunk |
12 May 1918 | Vea | Norway | 40 | Sunk |
14 May 1918 | Stairs | Norway | 54 | Sunk |
16 May 1918 | Polarstrommen | Norway | 54 | Sunk |
16 May 1918 | Fedor Tschishoff | Russian Empire | 832 | Sunk |
16 May 1918 | Unidentified fishing vessel | Russian Empire | 80 | Sunk |
19 May 1918 | Forsok | Norway | 31 | Sunk |
20 May 1918 | Hertha | Russian Empire | 253 | Sunk |
19 August 1918 | Buoni Amici | Kingdom of Italy | 265 | Sunk |
20 August 1918 | Magalhaes Lima | Portugal | 196 | Sunk |
22 August 1918 | Maria Luiza | Portugal | 148 | Sunk |
31 August 1918 | Norte | Portugal | 254 | Sunk |
1 September 1918 | Libertador | Portugal | 185 | Sunk |
4 September 1918 | Santa Maria | Portugal | 48 | Sunk |
4 September 1918 | Villa Franca | Portugal | 46 | Sunk |
4 September 1918 | Unnamed Barge | Portugal | 300 | Sunk |
4 September 1918 | Unidentified sailing vessel | Portugal | 80 | Damaged |
Notes
- ↑ "Bruno Hoppe". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Karl Scherb". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Hinrich Hermann Hashagen". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Uboat.net U19
- ↑ "SM U-22 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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