SM U-57
Appearance
![]() U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
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History | |
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Name | U-57 |
Ordered | 6 October 1914 |
Builder | A.G. Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 212 |
Laid down | 25 August 1915 |
Launched | 29 April 1916 |
Commissioned | 6 July 1916 |
Fate | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 57 submarine |
Displacement | |
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Beam |
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Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 7 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Summary of raiding history
[edit]Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[6] |
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24 September 1916 | Ranee | ![]() |
194 | Damaged |
24 September 1916 | Albatross | ![]() |
158 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Aphelion | ![]() |
197 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Briton | ![]() |
134 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Devonshire | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Laila | ![]() |
807 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Marguerite | ![]() |
151 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Otter | ![]() |
123 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Sunshine | ![]() |
185 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Tarantula | ![]() |
155 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Otterhound | ![]() |
150 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Cynthia | ![]() |
133 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Fisher Prince | ![]() |
125 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Gamecock | ![]() |
151 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Harrier | ![]() |
162 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Loch Ness | ![]() |
176 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Nil Desperandum | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Quebec | ![]() |
133 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Seal | ![]() |
135 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | St. Hilda | ![]() |
94 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Trinidad | ![]() |
147 | Sunk |
23 October 1916 | HMS Genista | ![]() |
1,250 | Sunk |
26 October 1916 | Rowanmore | ![]() |
10,320 | Sunk |
30 October 1916 | Floreal | ![]() |
163 | Sunk |
31 October 1916 | Saturn | ![]() |
1,108 | Sunk |
18 January 1917 | Manchester Inventor | ![]() |
4,247 | Sunk |
22 January 1917 | Euphrates | ![]() |
2,809 | Sunk |
22 January 1917 | Minho | ![]() |
179 | Sunk |
22 January 1917 | Trevean | ![]() |
3,081 | Sunk |
26 January 1917 | Bisagno | ![]() |
2,252 | Sunk |
22 March 1917 | Sirius | ![]() |
1,053 | Sunk |
27 March 1917 | Holgate | ![]() |
2,604 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Gafsa | ![]() |
3,974 | Sunk |
29 March 1917 | Crispin | ![]() |
3,965 | Sunk |
29 March 1917 | Lincolnshire | ![]() |
3,965 | Sunk |
30 March 1917 | HMS Lady Patricia | ![]() |
1,372 | Damaged |
31 March 1917 | Braefield | ![]() |
427 | Sunk |
5 April 1917 | Ebenezer | ![]() |
181 | Sunk |
12 May 1917 | Refugio | ![]() |
2,642 | Sunk |
14 May 1917 | Arlington Court | ![]() |
4,346 | Damaged |
19 May 1917 | Farnham | ![]() |
3,102 | Sunk |
24 May 1917 | Belgian | ![]() |
3,657 | Sunk |
1 June 1917 | Teal | ![]() |
141 | Sunk |
2 July 1917 | May Flower | ![]() |
55 | Sunk |
5 July 1917 | Cuyahoga | ![]() |
4,586 | Sunk |
7 July 1917 | Tarquah | ![]() |
3,859 | Sunk |
8 July 1917 | Pegu | ![]() |
6,348 | Sunk |
10 July 1917 | Garmoyle | ![]() |
1,229 | Sunk |
16 July 1917 | Benguela | ![]() |
5,530 | Damaged |
8 October 1917 | Aylevarroo | ![]() |
908 | Sunk |
8 October 1917 | Richard De Larrinaga | ![]() |
5,591 | Sunk |
12 October 1917 | Cape Corso | ![]() |
3,890 | Damaged |
12 October 1917 | Georgios Markettos | ![]() |
2,269 | Sunk |
13 October 1917 | Diu | ![]() |
5,556 | Sunk |
14 October 1917 | East Wales | ![]() |
4,321 | Sunk |
20 October 1917 | Norden | ![]() |
703 | Sunk |
28 November 1917 | Perm | ![]() |
1,312 | Sunk |
29 November 1917 | Pierre | ![]() |
112 | Sunk |
30 November 1917 | Courage | ![]() |
51 | Sunk |
30 November 1917 | Gazelle | ![]() |
40 | Sunk |
30 November 1917 | Lustre | ![]() |
48 | Damaged |
3 December 1917 | Copeland | ![]() |
1,184 | Sunk |
6 December 1917 | Saint Antoine De Padoue | ![]() |
355 | Damaged |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Sperling". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Stein". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.