SM U 23
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 U 24 from the U 23 series |
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| Technical specifications | ||
| Submarine type: | Two-hull deep-sea boat U 23 - U 26 | |
| Displacement: | 685 tons (above water) 878 tons (under water) |
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| Length: | 64.70 m | |
| Width: | 6.32 m | |
| Draft: | 3.56 m | |
| Max. Diving depth: | 50 m | |
| Drive: | Diesel engines 2 × 925 PS E-machines 2 × 600 PS |
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| Armament: | 2 bow and 2 stern tubes with 6 torpedoes 1 × 105 mm cannon |
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| Crew: | 4 officers 31 men |
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| Speed: | 16.4 knots (above water) 9.7 knots (under water) |
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| Calls: | 3 patrols | |
| Successes: | 7 sunk merchant ships with a total of 8,822 GRT | |
| Whereabouts: | Sunk by a torpedo during attack on the Princess Louise submarine trap by British submarine C 27 | |
SM U 23 was a German submarine of the Imperial Navy and was used in the First World War.
history
U 23 was commissioned from the Germania shipyard in Kiel on March 18, 1911 . The commissioning took place on September 11, 1913.
During the attack on the British submarine trap Princess Louise on July 20, 1915, U 23 was sunk by a torpedo from the British submarine C 27 . The last position was 58 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 14' O . Ten of the crew - 34 at that time - survived and 24 men were killed.
Commanders
- Erwin Weisbach (August 1, 1914 to November 25, 1914)
- Hans Adam (November 26, 1914 to December 17, 1914)
- Egenolf von Berckheim (December 18, 1914 to January 12, 1915)
- Hans Schultheß (January 13, 1915 to July 20, 1915)
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