SM U-8
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-8.
 SM U-8 sinking after being scuttled on March 4 1915 | |
| 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 and 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 and 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: |
I Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 – 4 Mar 1915 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt Konrad Gansser[1] 1 Aug 1914 – 31 Aug 1914 Kptlt Alfred Stoß[2] 1 Sep 1914 – 4 Mar 1915 |
| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: | 5 merchant ships sunk (15,049 GRT) |
Service History
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.
Fate
Trapped in nets, forced to surface and scuttled under gunfire from HMS Gurkha and Maori at position 50°56′N 01°16′E / 50.933°N 1.267°ECoordinates: 50°56′N 01°16′E / 50.933°N 1.267°E.
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February 1915 | Branksome Chine |  United Kingdom |
2,026 | Sunk |
| 23 February 1915 | Oakby | United Kingdom |
1,976 | Sunk |
| 24 February 1915 | Harpalion | United Kingdom |
5,867 | Sunk |
| 24 February 1915 | Rio Parana | United Kingdom |
4,015 | Sunk |
| 24 February 1915 | Western Coast | United Kingdom |
1,165 | Sunk |
Note the upper rudder on the deck
References
- General
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) 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 (in German) I (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
- Specific
- ↑ "Konrad Gansser (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Alfred Stoß". Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "U-8 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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