Serving with II Flotilla the U-boat carried out seven war patrols and sank four ships for a total of 9,340 gross register tons (GRT), and damaged another of 10,757 GRT tons (HMS Virginian).[2]
About 28 to 30 September 1918 U-102 struck a mine in the North Sea Mine Barrage, east of the Orkney Islands while on her way to home. All of her 42 crew members' lives were claimed by the U-boat's sinking. The wreck of U-102 was located by a sonar sweep in 2006. Information to confirm the identification was obtained by divers in 2007.[2]
^ abcHelgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 102". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 102". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
BibliographyEdit
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. ISBN0-85177-593-4.
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other, ships, with, same, name, german, submarine, unterseeboot, german, type, submarine, used, imperial, german, navy, world, launched, 1917, commissioned, imperial, navy, june, 1917, historygerman, empirenameu, 102ordered15, september, 1915builderag, weser, . For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 102 SM U 102 or SM Unterseeboot 102 was a German Type U 57 submarine used by the Imperial German Navy in World War I U 102 was launched on 12 May 1917 She was commissioned to the Imperial Navy on 18 June 1917 2 HistoryGerman EmpireNameU 102Ordered15 September 1915BuilderAG Weser BremenYard number253Laid down12 August 1916Launched12 May 1917Commissioned18 June 1917FateSunk by mine 30 September 1918General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type U 57 submarineDisplacement750 t 740 long tons surfaced 952 t 937 long tons submergedLength67 60 m 221 ft 9 in o a 54 02 m 177 ft 3 in pressure hull Beam6 32 m 20 ft 9 in o a 4 05 m 13 ft 3 in pressure hull Height8 25 m 27 ft 1 in Draught3 65 m 12 ft Installed power2 2 400 PS 1 765 kW 2 367 shp surfaced 2 1 200 PS 883 kW 1 184 shp submergedPropulsion2 shafts 2 1 65 m 5 ft 5 in propellersSpeed16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph surfaced 8 8 knots 16 3 km h 10 1 mph submergedRange10 100 nmi 18 700 km 11 600 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 56 nmi 104 km 64 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submergedTest depth50 m 164 ft 1 in Complement4 officers 32 enlistedArmament4 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes two bow two stern 10 12 torpedoes 2 8 8 cm 3 5 in SK L 30 deck gunService recordPart of II Flotilla 5 August 1917 30 September 1918Commanders Kptlt Ernst Killmann 5 August 1917 25 November 1917 Kptlt Curt Beitzen 26 November 1917 27 September 1918Operations 7 patrolsVictories 5 merchant ships sunk 9 340 GRT 1 auxiliary warship damaged 10 757 GRT Contents 1 Service history 2 Summary of raiding history 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 5 BibliographyService history EditServing with II Flotilla the U boat carried out seven war patrols and sank four ships for a total of 9 340 gross register tons GRT and damaged another of 10 757 GRT tons HMS Virginian 2 About 28 to 30 September 1918 U 102 struck a mine in the North Sea Mine Barrage east of the Orkney Islands while on her way to home All of her 42 crew members lives were claimed by the U boat s sinking The wreck of U 102 was located by a sonar sweep in 2006 Information to confirm the identification was obtained by divers in 2007 2 Summary of raiding history EditDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 1 Fate 3 21 August 1917 HMS Virginian Royal Navy 10 757 Damaged8 December 1917 Lucien France 200 Sunk13 December 1917 Noviembre Spain 3 500 Sunk21 February 1918 Cheviot Range United Kingdom 3 691 Sunk3 March 1918 Romeo United Kingdom 1 730 Sunk24 June 1918 Caroline Denmark 219 SunkSee also EditU boat Campaign World War I References EditNotes Edit Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons Military vessels are listed by tons displacement Citations Edit Groner 1991 pp 12 14 a b c Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 102 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 25 January 2010 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 102 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 26 January 2015 Bibliography EditGroner 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 102 amp oldid 1172010890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
