SM U-59
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-59.
Career (German Empire) | ![]() |
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Name: | U-59 |
Ordered: | 6 October 1914 |
Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen (Werk 214) |
Laid down: | 13 July 1915 |
Launched: | 20 June 1916 |
Commissioned: | 7 Sep 1916 |
Fate: | Sunk 14 May 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | German Type U 57 submarine |
Displacement: | 786 tons(sf) 954 (sm) |
Length: | 67 m |
Draft: | 3.79 m |
Speed: | 14.7 kn (sf) 8.4 (sm) |
Test depth: | ~50 m (164 feet) |
Armament: | Deck gun: 88mm
276 rounds Torpedoes: 6, 2/2 (bow / stern tubes) |
Service record | |
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Part of: |
Imperial German Navy II Flotilla 20 Nov 1916 - 14 May 1917 |
Commanders: |
Kptlt Freiherr Wilhelm von Fircks[1] 7 Sep 1916 - 14 May 1917 |
Operations: | 4 patrols |
Victories: |
14 ships sunk for a total of 28,050 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 6,526 tons. |
SM U-59 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-59 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She struck a German mine and broke into two parts at Horns Reef (55°33′N 7°15′E / 55.550°N 7.250°E) at about midnight on 14 May 1917. She lost 33 of her crew; there were 4 survivors. The wreck of U 59 was located in 2002.[2]
The SM U 59 deck gun is on display at the Strandingsmuseum St. George Thorsminde.
Summary of Raiding Career
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
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7 December 1916 | August | ![]() |
341 | Sunk |
8 December 1916 | Harry | ![]() |
81 | Sunk |
13 January 1917 | Solvang | ![]() |
2,970 | Sunk |
16 January 1917 | Brenn | ![]() |
2,189 | Sunk |
19 January 1917 | Gaea | ![]() |
1,002 | Sunk |
23 January 1917 | Sardinia | ![]() |
1,500 | Sunk |
19 March 1917 | Charlois | ![]() |
2,786 | Sunk |
20 March 1917 | Gurre | ![]() |
2,866 | Sunk |
21 March 1917 | Najade | ![]() |
1,752 | Sunk |
31 March 1917 | Valacia | ![]() |
6,526 | Damaged |
2 April 1917 | Snespurven | ![]() |
1,409 | Sunk |
5 April 1917 | Canadian | ![]() |
9,309 | Sunk |
6 April 1917 | Amiral L’hermite | ![]() |
156 | Sunk |
6 April 1917 | Roland | ![]() |
135 | Sunk |
9 April 1917 | Fremad I | ![]() |
1,554 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ "Freiherr Wilhelm von Fircks". Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Uboat.net U59
- ↑ "SM U-59 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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