SM U-110
History
German Empire
Name U-110
Ordered 5 May 1916
Builder Germaniawerft , Kiel
Yard number 279
Launched 28 July 1917
Commissioned 25 September 1917
Fate 15 March 1918, sunk by British destroyers
General characteristics
Class and type Type U 93 submarine
Displacement
798 t (785 long tons ) surfaced
1,000 t (980 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (o/a)
4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
Height 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power
2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW ; 2,367 shp ) surfaced
2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion 2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers
Speed
16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) surfaced
8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
9,280 nmi (17,190 km; 10,680 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth 50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement 4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
IV Flotilla
22 December 1917 – 15 March 1918
Commanders:
Kptlt. Otto von Schubert[ 2]
22 November – 10 December 1917
K.Kapt. Carl Albrecht Kroll[ 3]
12 December 1917 – 15 March 1918
Operations:
3 patrols Victories:
9 merchant ships sunk (25,772 GRT )
1 auxiliary warship sunk (1,191 GRT )
U-110 , with four bow torpedo tubes and a hydroplane visible on the port side
SM U-110 was a Type U 93 U-boat of the German Imperial Navy (German : Kaiserliche Marine ) during World War I .
She was ordered on 5 May 1916 and launched on 28 July 1917. She was commissioned on 25 September 1917 as SM U-110 .[ Note 1] and assigned to IV Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet , based on the German North Sea coast.[ 4]
Service history
U-110 made three wartime patrols, and sank 10 ships, totalling 26,963 gross register tons (GRT). Her first success was the British Q ship Penshurst , with which she fought an engagement on 24 December 1917. Penshurst sank shortly after.
Fate
U 110 was sunk on 15 March 1918 north-west of Malin Head at 55°4′N 8°6′W / 55.067°N 8.100°W / 55.067; -8.100 .[citation needed ] She was found and depth-charged by British destroyers Michael and Moresby . 39 men were lost.[ 5]
In September 1918, she was raised and taken to Swan Hunter's dry dock for restoration. At the conclusion of hostilities, restoration was halted and she was sold for scrap.
Summary of raiding history
Notes
^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's ) and U for Unterseeboot . This translates as His Majesty's Submarine .
^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons . Military vessels are listed by tons displacement .
References
Bibliography
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels . German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4 .
Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed, German submarine losses in the World Wars . Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3 .
Tarrant, VE : The U-Boat Offensive 1914–1945 (1989) ISBN 0-85368-928-8
External links
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1918
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