SM U-11 (Germany)
SM U-11[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
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Name: | U-11 |
Ordered: | 15 July 1908 |
Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Cost: | 2,140,000 Goldmark |
Yard number: | 6 |
Launched: | 2 April 1910 |
Commissioned: | 21 September 1910 |
Fate: | 9 December 1914 - Mined off the Belgian coast on December 9, 1914 at position 51°06′N 1°29′E. 26 dead (all hands lost). |
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Class and type: | German Type U 9 submarine |
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Length: | 57.38 m (188 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Draught: | 3.13 m (10 ft 3 in) |
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Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) propellers |
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Range: | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men |
Armament: | 4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern, six torpedoes) |
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Operations: | 2 patrols |
Victories: | None |
U-11 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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.
Citations
- Gröner 1991, pp. 4-6.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ferdinand von Suchodoletz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935-1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German). I. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-boats destroyed, German submarine losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour Press. p. 9. ISBN 1-85409-321-5.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 11". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
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