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SM U-57

Summary

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.

U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
History
German Empire
NameU-57
Ordered6 October 1914
BuilderA.G. Weser, Bremen
Yard number212
Laid down25 August 1915
Launched29 April 1916
Commissioned6 July 1916
Fate24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 57 submarine
Displacement
  • 786 t (774 long tons) surfaced
  • 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
  • 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 1,800 PS (1,324 kW; 1,775 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,730 nmi (14,320 km; 8,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • II Flotilla
  • 7 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg[2]
  • 6 July 1916 – 19 December 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling[3]
  • 20 December 1917 - 6 March 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Walter Stein[4]
  • 7 March – 11 November 1918
Operations: 7 patrols
Victories:
  • 55 merchant ships sunk
    (91,606 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,250 tons)[5]
  • 6 merchant ships damaged
    (14,363 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship damaged
    (1,372 GRT)

Summary of raiding history edit

Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 1] Fate[6]
24 September 1916 Ranee   United Kingdom 194 Damaged
24 September 1916 Albatross   United Kingdom 158 Sunk
24 September 1916 Aphelion   United Kingdom 197 Sunk
24 September 1916 Briton   United Kingdom 134 Sunk
24 September 1916 Devonshire   United Kingdom 148 Sunk
24 September 1916 Laila   Norway 807 Sunk
24 September 1916 Marguerite   United Kingdom 151 Sunk
24 September 1916 Otter   United Kingdom 123 Sunk
24 September 1916 Sunshine   United Kingdom 185 Sunk
24 September 1916 Tarantula   United Kingdom 155 Sunk
24 September 1916 Otterhound   United Kingdom 150 Sunk
25 September 1916 Cynthia   United Kingdom 133 Sunk
25 September 1916 Fisher Prince   United Kingdom 125 Sunk
25 September 1916 Gamecock   United Kingdom 151 Sunk
25 September 1916 Harrier   United Kingdom 162 Sunk
25 September 1916 Loch Ness   United Kingdom 176 Sunk
25 September 1916 Nil Desperandum   United Kingdom 148 Sunk
25 September 1916 Quebec   United Kingdom 133 Sunk
25 September 1916 Seal   United Kingdom 135 Sunk
25 September 1916 St. Hilda   United Kingdom 94 Sunk
25 September 1916 Trinidad   United Kingdom 147 Sunk
23 October 1916 HMS Genista   Royal Navy 1,250 Sunk
26 October 1916 Rowanmore   United Kingdom 10,320 Sunk
30 October 1916 Floreal   United Kingdom 163 Sunk
31 October 1916 Saturn   Norway 1,108 Sunk
18 January 1917 Manchester Inventor   United Kingdom 4,247 Sunk
22 January 1917 Euphrates   Belgium 2,809 Sunk
22 January 1917 Minho   Portugal 179 Sunk
22 January 1917 Trevean   United Kingdom 3,081 Sunk
26 January 1917 Bisagno   Italy 2,252 Sunk
22 March 1917 Sirius   Norway 1,053 Sunk
27 March 1917 Holgate   United Kingdom 2,604 Sunk
28 March 1917 Gafsa   United Kingdom 3,974 Sunk
29 March 1917 Crispin   United Kingdom 3,965 Sunk
29 March 1917 Lincolnshire   United Kingdom 3,965 Sunk
30 March 1917 HMS Lady Patricia   Royal Navy 1,372 Damaged
31 March 1917 Braefield   United Kingdom 427 Sunk
5 April 1917 Ebenezer   Denmark 181 Sunk
12 May 1917 Refugio   United Kingdom 2,642 Sunk
14 May 1917 Arlington Court   United Kingdom 4,346 Damaged
19 May 1917 Farnham   United Kingdom 3,102 Sunk
24 May 1917 Belgian   United Kingdom 3,657 Sunk
1 June 1917 Teal   United Kingdom 141 Sunk
2 July 1917 May Flower   Sweden 55 Sunk
5 July 1917 Cuyahoga   United Kingdom 4,586 Sunk
7 July 1917 Tarquah   United Kingdom 3,859 Sunk
8 July 1917 Pegu   United Kingdom 6,348 Sunk
10 July 1917 Garmoyle   United Kingdom 1,229 Sunk
16 July 1917 Benguela   United Kingdom 5,530 Damaged
8 October 1917 Aylevarroo   United Kingdom 908 Sunk
8 October 1917 Richard De Larrinaga   United Kingdom 5,591 Sunk
12 October 1917 Cape Corso   United Kingdom 3,890 Damaged
12 October 1917 Georgios Markettos   Greece 2,269 Sunk
13 October 1917 Diu   Portugal 5,556 Sunk
14 October 1917 East Wales   United Kingdom 4,321 Sunk
20 October 1917 Norden   Sweden 703 Sunk
28 November 1917 Perm   Denmark 1,312 Sunk
29 November 1917 Pierre   France 112 Sunk
30 November 1917 Courage   United Kingdom 51 Sunk
30 November 1917 Gazelle   United Kingdom 40 Sunk
30 November 1917 Lustre   United Kingdom 48 Damaged
3 December 1917 Copeland   United Kingdom 1,184 Sunk
6 December 1917 Saint Antoine De Padoue   France 355 Damaged

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations edit

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ^ 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.

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