SM U-48[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-48 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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Name | U-48 |
Ordered | 4 August 1914 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
Yard number | 26 |
Launched | 3 October 1915 |
Commissioned | 22 April 1916 |
Fate | Scuttled 24 November 1917 after exchanging fire with British patrol craft – 19 dead and 17 survivors. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U-43 submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam |
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Height | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.74 m (12 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[2] | |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 8 patrols |
Victories: |
On 24 November 1917 she ran aground on Goodwin Sands. There she was fired on by HMS Gipsy. U-48 was scuttled and abandoned. HMS Gipsy continued to fire, killing 19. 17 were taken prisoner.[3]
Summary of raiding history
editDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[4] |
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6 August 1916 | Pendennis | United Kingdom | 2,123 | Captured as prize |
2 October 1916 | Lotusmere | United Kingdom | 3,911 | Sunk |
4 October 1916 | Brink | Norway | 1,391 | Sunk |
6 October 1916 | Suchan | Russian Empire | 3,781 | Captured as prize |
6 October 1916 | Tuva | Sweden | 2,270 | Sunk |
29 December 1916 | Tuskar | Russian Empire | 3,042 | Sunk |
6 January 1917 | Alphonse Conseil | France | 1,591 | Sunk |
6 January 1917 | Ville Du Havre | France | 5,026 | Sunk |
7 January 1917 | Borgholm | Norway | 1,719 | Sunk |
7 January 1917 | Evangelos | Greece | 3,773 | Sunk |
8 January 1917 | Tholma | Norway | 1,896 | Sunk |
12 January 1917 | Emeraude | France | 183 | Sunk |
12 January 1917 | Vestfold | Norway | 1,883 | Sunk |
14 January 1917 | Sydney | France | 2,695 | Sunk |
16 January 1917 | Esperanca | Norway | 4,428 | Sunk |
19 January 1917 | Nailsea Court | United Kingdom | 3,295 | Sunk |
3 March 1917 | Connaught | United Kingdom | 2,646 | Sunk |
4 March 1917 | Adelaide | United Kingdom | 180 | Damaged |
4 March 1917 | The Macbain | United Kingdom | 291 | Sunk |
7 March 1917 | Navarra | Norway | 1,261 | Sunk |
9 March 1917 | Abeja | United Kingdom | 174 | Sunk |
9 March 1917 | East Point | United Kingdom | 5,234 | Sunk |
12 March 1917 | Guerveur | France | 2,596 | Sunk |
12 May 1917 | San Onofre | United Kingdom | 9,717 | Sunk |
13 May 1917 | Jessmore | United Kingdom | 3,911 | Sunk |
15 May 1917 | Meuse | France | 4,075 | Sunk |
17 May 1917 | Margareta | Russian Empire | 1,873 | Sunk |
21 May 1917 | Lynton | Russian Empire | 2,531 | Sunk |
21 May 1917 | Madura | Norway | 1,096 | Sunk |
13 July 1917 | Gibel-Yedid | United Kingdom | 949 | Sunk |
14 July 1917 | Exford | United Kingdom | 5,886 | Sunk |
15 July 1917 | Torcello | United Kingdom | 2,929 | Sunk |
16 July 1917 | Asama | United Kingdom | 284 | Sunk |
31 August 1917 | Westbury | United Kingdom | 3,097 | Sunk |
7 September 1917 | Minnehaha | United Kingdom | 13,714 | Sunk |
9 September 1917 | Elsa | Denmark | 1,236 | Sunk |
15 September 1917 | Rollesby | United Kingdom | 3,955 | Sunk |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
edit- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 48". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Lecane, Philip (2005). Torpedoed. Periscope Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 1-904381-30-8.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 48". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
Bibliography
edit- 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.