SM U-17[Note 1] was a German submarine during World War I. U-17 sank the first British merchant vessel in the First World War, and also sank another ten ships, damaged one ship and captured two ships, surviving the war without casualty.
U-17 (second row, second from the right), Kiel Harbour, February 1914
On 1 August 1914, Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Feldkirchener was given command of U-17.[3] On 20 October, U-17 stopped the 866 ton SS Glitra off the Norwegian coast, and having searched her cargo, ordered the crew to the lifeboats before scuttling the vessel. On 26 October, U-17 torpedoed the French ferry SS Amiral Ganteaume† in the Strait of Dover. The vessel made port before sinking, with the loss of 40 lives out of over 2,500 on board.[4] † - www.uboat.net credits the damage to the French steamer Amiral Ganteaume to U-24.
On 2 March 1915 the command of U-17 passed to Kapitänleutnant Hans Walther. On 12 June 1915, U-17 chased and torpedoed the SS Desabla off the coast of Scotland. The crew escaped on lifeboats while the vessel was scuttled and sunk. Walther's command ended on 9 January 1916 and the next day U-17 joined the Training Flotilla.[3]
Post waredit
U-17 was decommissioned on 27 January 1919 and sold for scrapping.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Johannes Feldkirchener". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Walther (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ abHelgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 17". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
^. German Notes. Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 17". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 17 SM U 17 Note 1 was a German submarine during World War I U 17 sank the first British merchant vessel in the First World War and also sank another ten ships damaged one ship and captured two ships surviving the war without casualty U 17 second row second from the right Kiel Harbour February 1914History Germany NameU 17 Ordered10 May 1910 BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig Cost2 333 000 Goldmark Yard number11 Laid down1 October 1910 Launched16 April 1912 Commissioned3 November 1912 Stricken27 January 1919 FateStruck 27 January 1919 scrapped at Imperial Dockyard Kiel Pressure hull sold to Stinnes Hamburg on 3 February 1920 General characteristics Class and typeGerman Type U 17 submarine Displacement564 t 555 long tons surfaced 691 t 680 long tons submerged Length62 35 m 204 ft 7 in Beam6 m 19 ft 8 in Height7 30 m 23 ft 11 in Draught3 40 m 11 ft 2 in Propulsion2 shafts 2 2 Korting 8 cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 1 400 PS 1 000 kW 1 400 shp 2 AEG electric motors with 1 120 PS 820 kW 1 100 shp 550 rpm surfaced 425 rpm submerged Speed14 9 knots 27 6 km h 17 1 mph surfaced 9 5 knots 17 6 km h 10 9 mph submerged Range6 700 nautical miles 12 400 km 7 700 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 75 nautical miles 139 km 86 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submerged Test depth50 m 164 ft 1 in Boats amp landing craft carried1 dingi Complement4 officers 25 men Armament4 45 cm 17 7 in torpedo tubes 2 each bow and stern 6 torpedoes 1 5 cm 2 0 in SK L 40 gun 1 3 7 cm 1 5 in Hotchkiss gun Service record Part of II Flotilla 1 August 1914 unknown end Baltic Flotilla unknown start 10 January 1916 Training Flotilla 10 January 1916 11 November 1918Commanders Oblt z S Johannes Feldkirchener 1 1 August 1914 7 March 1915 Kptlt Hans Walther 2 2 March 1915 9 January 1916Operations 4 patrolsVictories 11 merchant ships sunk 15 122 GRT 1 merchant ship damaged 4 590 GRT 2 merchant ships taken as prize 4 956 GRT Contents 1 War service 2 Post war 3 Summary of raiding history 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 4 3 Bibliography 5 External linksWar service edit nbsp Oberleutnant z S Feldkirchener On 1 August 1914 Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Feldkirchener was given command of U 17 3 On 20 October U 17 stopped the 866 ton SS Glitra off the Norwegian coast and having searched her cargo ordered the crew to the lifeboats before scuttling the vessel On 26 October U 17 torpedoed the French ferry SS Amiral Ganteaume in the Strait of Dover The vessel made port before sinking with the loss of 40 lives out of over 2 500 on board 4 www uboat net credits the damage to the French steamer Amiral Ganteaume to U 24 On 2 March 1915 the command of U 17 passed to Kapitanleutnant Hans Walther On 12 June 1915 U 17 chased and torpedoed the SS Desabla off the coast of Scotland The crew escaped on lifeboats while the vessel was scuttled and sunk Walther s command ended on 9 January 1916 and the next day U 17 joined the Training Flotilla 3 Post war editU 17 was decommissioned on 27 January 1919 and sold for scrapping Summary of raiding history editDate Ship Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 5 20 October 1914 Glitra nbsp United Kingdom 866 Sunk 26 October 1914 Amiral Ganteaume nbsp France 4 590 Damaged 12 June 1915 Cocos nbsp Denmark 85 Sunk 12 June 1915 Desabla nbsp United Kingdom 6 047 Sunk 18 June 1915 Ailsa nbsp United Kingdom 876 Sunk 8 August 1915 Glenravel nbsp United Kingdom 1 092 Sunk 8 August 1915 Malmland nbsp Sweden 3 676 Sunk 10 August 1915 Utopia nbsp United Kingdom 155 Sunk 14 August 1915 Gloria nbsp United Kingdom 130 Sunk 15 August 1915 Gotaland nbsp Sweden 3 538 Captured as prize 15 August 1915 Marie nbsp Denmark 158 Sunk 16 August 1915 Romulus nbsp Norway 819 Sunk 16 August 1915 Tello nbsp Norway 1 218 Sunk 24 October 1915 Rumina nbsp Sweden 1 418 Captured as prizeReferences editNotes edit SM stands for Seiner Majestat 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 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Johannes Feldkirchener German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 15 March 2015 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Hans Walther Pour le Merite German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 15 March 2015 a b Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 17 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 2008 03 25 U Boat warfare at the Atlantic in WW1 German Notes Archived from the original on 2008 03 10 Retrieved 2008 03 25 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 17 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 21 February 2014 Bibliography edit Groner Erich Jung Dieter Maass Martin 1991 German Warships 1815 1945 U boats and Mine Warfare Vessels Vol 2 Translated by Thomas Keith Magowan Rachel London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 593 4 Spindler Arno 1966 1932 Der Handelskrieg mit U Booten 5 Vols Berlin Mittler amp Sohn Vols 4 5 dealing with 1917 18 are very hard to find Guildhall Library London has them all also Vol 1 3 in an English translation The submarine war against commerce Beesly Patrick 1982 Room 40 British Naval Intelligence 1914 1918 London H Hamilton ISBN 978 0 241 10864 2 Halpern Paul G 1917 A Naval History of World War I New York Routledge ISBN 978 1 85728 498 0 Roessler Eberhard 1997 Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine Bonn Bernard amp Graefe ISBN 978 3 7637 5963 7 Schroeder Joachim 2002 Die U Boote des Kaisers Bonn Bernard amp Graefe ISBN 978 3 7637 6235 4 Koerver Hans Joachim 2008 Room 40 German Naval Warfare 1914 1918 Vol I The Fleet in Action Steinbach LIS Reinisch ISBN 978 3 902433 76 3 Koerver Hans Joachim 2009 Room 40 German Naval Warfare 1914 1918 Vol II The Fleet in Being Steinbach LIS Reinisch ISBN 978 3 902433 77 0 External links editPhoto Archived 2005 02 27 at the Wayback Machine of U 17 Photos of cruises of German submarine U 54 in 1916 1918 Great photo quality comments in German A 44 min film from 1917 about a cruise of the German submarine U 35 A German propaganda film without dead or wounded many details about submarine warfare in World War I Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 17 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Room 40 Archived 2018 10 15 at the Wayback Machine original documents photos and maps about World War I German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National Archives Kew Richmond UK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 17 Germany amp oldid 1178537087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
