SM U-65[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-65 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-65
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History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-65 |
Ordered | 17 May 1915 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 249 |
Laid down | 4 June 1915 |
Launched | 21 March 1916 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1916 |
Fate | 28 October 1918 - Scuttled at Pola in position 44°52′N 13°50′E / 44.867°N 13.833°E during the evacuation from there.[1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Type U 63 submarine |
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Beam |
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Height | 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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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: | 11 patrols |
Victories: |
U-65. Kaptlt. Hermann von Fischel. On completion at Kiel did trials at Kiel School about May and June 1916, afterwards proceeding to the North Sea to join 4th Flotilla.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[10] |
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4 December 1916 | Caledonia | United Kingdom | 9,223 | Sunk |
17 February 1917 | Athos | France | 12,644 | Sunk |
24 February 1917 | Venere | Kingdom of Italy | 290 | Sunk |
28 February 1917 | Emancipato | Kingdom of Italy | 30 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Nicolaos | Greece | 1,215 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Teresina | Kingdom of Italy | 212 | Sunk |
2 March 1917 | S. Vincenzo F. | Kingdom of Italy | 52 | Sunk |
6 March 1917 | Porto Di Smirne | Kingdom of Italy | 2,576 | Sunk |
1 April 1917 | Maria T. | Kingdom of Italy | 45 | Sunk |
1 April 1917 | Maria Santissima D. Grazie | Kingdom of Italy | 35 | Sunk |
2 April 1917 | Britannia | United Kingdom | 3,129 | Sunk |
3 April 1917 | Maria Ferrara | Kingdom of Italy | 106 | Sunk |
5 April 1917 | Calliope | United Kingdom | 3,829 | Sunk |
7 April 1917 | Trefusis | United Kingdom | 2,642 | Sunk |
8 April 1917 | Lucia | Kingdom of Italy | 138 | Sunk |
8 April 1917 | Papa Gian Battista | Kingdom of Italy | 138 | Sunk |
11 April 1917 | Tremorvah | United Kingdom | 3,654 | Sunk |
12 April 1917 | Angela M. | Kingdom of Italy | 187 | Sunk |
21 May 1917 | Ampleforth | United Kingdom | 3,873 | Sunk |
21 May 1917 | Don Diego | United Kingdom | 3,632 | Sunk |
23 May 1917 | England | United Kingdom | 3,798 | Sunk |
23 May 1917 | Febronia Maria Antonina | Kingdom of Italy | 55 | Sunk |
24 May 1917 | Sant Antonio Di Padova | Kingdom of Italy | 184 | Sunk |
25 May 1917 | Diego Russo | Kingdom of Italy | 113 | Sunk |
25 May 1917 | Natale Monaco | Kingdom of Italy | 57 | Sunk |
25 May 1917 | Rosina R. | Kingdom of Italy | 54 | Sunk |
25 May 1917 | Vincenzino C. | Kingdom of Italy | 55 | Sunk |
26 May 1917 | Angelo Padre | Kingdom of Italy | 50 | Sunk |
26 May 1917 | Umaria | United Kingdom | 5,317 | Sunk |
27 May 1917 | Luigi | Kingdom of Italy | 137 | Sunk |
27 May 1917 | Maria Giuseppe | Kingdom of Italy | 26 | Sunk |
4 June 1917 | Manchester Trader | United Kingdom | 3,938 | Sunk |
7 June 1917 | Rosa M. | Kingdom of Italy | 65 | Sunk |
5 July 1917 | Ciboure | France | 2,388 | Sunk |
6 July 1917 | Roma | Kingdom of Italy | 53 | Sunk |
8 July 1917 | L'Immortale Leone | Kingdom of Italy | 133 | Sunk |
24 November 1917 | Enna | Kingdom of Italy | 1,814 | Sunk |
1 December 1917 | Citta Di Sassari | Kingdom of Italy | 2,167 | Sunk |
2 December 1917 | Carlino | Kingdom of Italy | 95 | Sunk |
2 December 1917 | La Margherita | Kingdom of Italy | 41 | Sunk |
2 December 1917 | San Antonio Il Vittorioso | Kingdom of Italy | 45 | Sunk |
3 December 1917 | Angelo | Kingdom of Italy | 542 | Damaged |
25 January 1918 | Giuseppe O. | Kingdom of Italy | 74 | Sunk |
27 June 1918 | Sotolongo | Spain | 3,009 | Sunk |
1 July 1918 | Monte Cristo | France | 622 | Sunk |
4 July 1918 | Merida | United Kingdom | 5,951 | Damaged |
2 September 1918 | San Andres | United Kingdom | 3,314 | Sunk |
12 September 1918 | Chao Chow Fu | United Kingdom | 1,909 | Damaged |
12 September 1918 | HMS Sarnia | Royal Navy | 1,498 | Sunk |
14 September 1918 | Ioanna No. 45 | United Kingdom | 9 | Sunk |
15 September 1918 | Ioanna No. 37 | United Kingdom | 17 | Sunk |