SM U-29 (Germany)
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-29.
SM U 29, Commander Otto Weddigen, leaving harbour for the last cruise | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name: | U-29 |
Ordered: | 19 February 1912 |
Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Launched: | 11 October 1913 |
Commissioned: | 1 August 1914 |
Fate: | Rammed and sunk by HMS Dreadnought on 18 March 1915 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | German Type U 27 submarine |
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Length: | 64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam: | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
Draught: | 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) |
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Range: |
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Test depth: | 50 m (164 ft) |
Complement: | 4 officers, 31 enlisted |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 1 patrol |
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SM U-29[Note 1] was a Type U-27 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy. She served during the First World War.
U-29's last commander was Captain Otto Weddigen. U-29 was sunk with all hands on 18 March 1915 in the Pentland Firth after being rammed by HMS Dreadnought.[2] She is the only submarine known to have been sunk by a battleship.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[3] |
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11 March 1915 | Adenwen | United Kingdom | 3,798 | Damaged |
11 March 1915 | Auguste Conseil | France | 2,952 | Sunk |
12 March 1915 | Andalusian | United Kingdom | 2,349 | Sunk |
12 March 1915 | Headlands | United Kingdom | 2,988 | Sunk |
12 March 1915 | Indian City | United Kingdom | 4,645 | Sunk |
14 March 1915 | Atalanta | United Kingdom | 519 | Damaged |
References
Notes
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Gröner 1991, pp. 6-7.
- ↑ History.ney.mil, Dreadnought
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 29". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Coordinates: 58°20′N 0°57′E / 58.333°N 0.950°E
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