SM U 13

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SM U 13
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German EmpireGerman Empire (Reichskriegsflagge)
Technical specifications
Submarine type: Two-hull ocean-going boat
Submarine class: U 13- U 15
Displacement: 516 tons (above water)
644 tons (under water)
Length: 57.88 m
Width: 6.00 m
Max. Diving depth: 50 m
Drive: Petroleum motors 2 × 350 PS
2 × 250 PS
E-machines 2 × 550 PS
Armament 2 bow tubes / 2 stern tubes / 6 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm (artillery)
Crew: 4 officers
35 men
Speed: 14.8 knots (above water)
10.7 knots (under water)
Calls: 1 patrol
Successes: no
Whereabouts: Sunk on August 12, 1914 by a sea mine or an accident. 25 dead, no survivor.

SM U 13 was a German submarine of the Imperial Navy that was used in the First World War .

history

U 13 was commissioned on February 23, 1909 and laid down in the Imperial Shipyard Danzig . The launch took place on December 16, 1910, the delivery on April 25, 1912.

First World War

On August 6, 1914, U 13 ran together with nine other submarines from the Heligoland naval base on its first patrol against Great Britain . The order was to form a chain of posts with the boats every seven nautical miles . According to the order, U 13 should not exceed 59 degrees of latitude .

Without contact with the enemy, U 13 sank on August 12, 1914, three days after its sister ship U 15 . All 25 crew members died. The exact cause remained unclear. U 13 probably ran into a mine or sank as a result of an accident.

Commanders of U 13

Lieutenant Captain Hans Artur Graf von Schweinitz (August 1, 1914 - August 12, 1914)

literature

  • Dwight R. Messimer: Lost. World war I U-boat losses. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD 2002, ISBN 1-557-50475-X .

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