SM U 13
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Technical specifications | ||
Submarine type: | Two-hull ocean-going boat | |
Submarine class: | U 13- U 15 | |
Displacement: | 516 tons (above water) 644 tons (under water) |
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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 |
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Armament | 2 bow tubes / 2 stern tubes / 6 torpedoes 1 x 10.5 cm (artillery) |
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Crew: | 4 officers 35 men |
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Speed: | 14.8 knots (above water) 10.7 knots (under water) |
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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 .