U-28 was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 26 June 1914, with Freiherr Georg-Günther von Forstner (1882-1940) in command.[2] Commander von Forstner was relieved on 15 June 1916 by Otto Rohrbeck, who was in turn relieved on 5 August by Freiherr von Loe-Degenhart. On 15 January 1917, Georg Schmidt took command.
On 30 July 1915, U-28 sank the British steamer Iberian. According to Commander von Forstner's account of the incident, the wreckage remained under the water for about 25 seconds until an explosion sent some of the debris flying up. It is said that along with the debris, a creature described as a "gigantic aquatic animal" resembling a crocodile was seen, which quickly disappeared from sight.[7]
Sinkingedit
U-28's final patrol began on 19 August 1917, when it departed from Emden for the Arctic Ocean. On 2 September, at 11:55 am, it encountered the armed English steamer Olive Branch, 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) north-by-northeast of North Cape, Norway. U-28 scored a torpedo hit, and closed in to finish the steamer with gunfire. The shells detonated Olive Branch's cargo of munitions, which it had been carrying from England to Arkhangelsk, Russia, and the subsequent explosion so badly damaged the U-boat that it sank along with the steamer. All 39 of its crew were lost; some were seen swimming, but were not picked up by Olive Branch's lifeboats.[8]
An alternative description of the event states that when the ammunition detonated, a truck carried as deck cargo was blown into the air and fell from a great height on the U-boat, sinking it.[9]
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Bibliographyedit
Gröner, 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. ISBN0-85177-593-4.
External linksedit
The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner at Project Gutenberg
The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 28 SM U 28 a was a Type U 27 U boat that served in the First World War It conducted 5 patrols sinking 40 ships totalling 90 126 GRT SM U 28 seen from Batavier V a ship she captured as a prize in March 1915 History German Empire NameU 28 Ordered19 February 1912 BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig Yard number18 Launched30 August 1913 Commissioned26 June 1914 FateSunk 2 September 1917 39 dead General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type U 27 submarine Displacement675 t 664 long tons surfaced 878 t 864 long tons submerged Length64 70 m 212 ft 3 in o a Beam6 32 m 20 ft 9 in Draught3 48 m 11 ft 5 in Speed16 7 knots 30 9 km h 19 2 mph surfaced 9 8 knots 18 1 km h 11 3 mph submerged Range8 420 nmi 15 590 km 9 690 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 85 nmi 157 km 98 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submerged Test depth50 m 164 ft Complement4 officers 31 enlisted Armament4 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes 1 8 8 cm 3 5 in SK L 30 deck gun Service record Part of IV Flotilla 1 August 1914 Unknown end Training Flotilla Unknown start 10 May 1917 IV Flotilla 10 May 2 September 1917Commanders Kptlt Freiherr Georg Gunther von Forstner 2 1 August 1914 14 June 1916 Kptlt Otto Rohrbeck 3 15 June 4 August 1916 Kptlt Freiherr von Loe Degenhart 4 5 August 1916 14 January 1917 Kptlt Georg Schmidt 5 15 January 2 September 1917 6 Operations 5 patrolsVictories 39 merchant ships sunk 89 632 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk 494 GRT 3 merchant ships damaged 14 976 GRT 2 merchant ships taken as prize 3 226 GRT SM U 28 sinking the SS Falaba Contents 1 Career 1 1 Sinking 1 2 Summary of raiding history 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Citations 4 Bibliography 5 External linksCareer editU 28 was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 26 June 1914 with Freiherr Georg Gunther von Forstner 1882 1940 in command 2 Commander von Forstner was relieved on 15 June 1916 by Otto Rohrbeck who was in turn relieved on 5 August by Freiherr von Loe Degenhart On 15 January 1917 Georg Schmidt took command On 30 July 1915 U 28 sank the British steamer Iberian According to Commander von Forstner s account of the incident the wreckage remained under the water for about 25 seconds until an explosion sent some of the debris flying up It is said that along with the debris a creature described as a gigantic aquatic animal resembling a crocodile was seen which quickly disappeared from sight 7 Sinking edit U 28 s final patrol began on 19 August 1917 when it departed from Emden for the Arctic Ocean On 2 September at 11 55 am it encountered the armed English steamer Olive Branch 85 nautical miles 157 km 98 mi north by northeast of North Cape Norway U 28 scored a torpedo hit and closed in to finish the steamer with gunfire The shells detonated Olive Branch s cargo of munitions which it had been carrying from England to Arkhangelsk Russia and the subsequent explosion so badly damaged the U boat that it sank along with the steamer All 39 of its crew were lost some were seen swimming but were not picked up by Olive Branch s lifeboats 8 An alternative description of the event states that when the ammunition detonated a truck carried as deck cargo was blown into the air and fell from a great height on the U boat sinking it 9 Summary of raiding history edit Date Name Nationality Tonnage b Fate 10 17 March 1915 Leeuwarden nbsp United Kingdom 990 Sunk 18 March 1915 Zaanstrom nbsp Netherlands 1 657 Captured as prize 18 March 1915 Batavier V nbsp Netherlands 1 569 Captured as prize 25 March 1915 Medea nbsp Netherlands 1 235 Sunk 27 March 1915 Aguila nbsp United Kingdom 2 114 Sunk 27 March 1915 South Point nbsp United Kingdom 3 837 Sunk 27 March 1915 Vosges nbsp United Kingdom 1 295 Sunk 28 March 1915 Falaba nbsp United Kingdom 4 806 Sunk 28 March 1915 City Of Cambridge nbsp United Kingdom 3 788 Damaged 29 March 1915 Flaminian nbsp United Kingdom 3 500 Sunk 29 March 1915 Theseus nbsp United Kingdom 6 723 Damaged 30 March 1915 Crown of Castile nbsp United Kingdom 4 505 Sunk 30 July 1915 Iberian nbsp United Kingdom 5 223 Sunk 31 July 1915 Nugget nbsp United Kingdom 405 Sunk 31 July 1915 Turquoise nbsp United Kingdom 486 Sunk 1 August 1915 Benvorlich nbsp United Kingdom 3 381 Sunk 1 August 1915 Clintonia nbsp United Kingdom 3 830 Sunk 1 August 1915 Koophandel nbsp Belgium 1 736 Sunk 1 August 1915 Ranza nbsp United Kingdom 2 320 Sunk 2 August 1915 HMS Portia nbsp Royal Navy 494 Sunk 3 August 1915 Costello nbsp United Kingdom 1 591 Sunk 4 August 1915 Midland Queen nbsp Canada 1 993 Sunk 26 March 1916 Norne nbsp Norway 1 224 Sunk 28 March 1916 Rio Tiete nbsp United Kingdom 3 042 Sunk 30 March 1916 Trewyn nbsp United Kingdom 3 084 Sunk 30 March 1916 Saint Hubert nbsp France 232 Sunk 31 March 1916 Vigo nbsp Spain 1 137 Sunk 1 April 1916 Bengairn nbsp United Kingdom 2 127 Sunk 29 May 1917 Fridtjof Nansen nbsp Norway 2 190 Sunk 29 May 1917 Karna nbsp Norway 210 Sunk 29 May 1917 Kodan nbsp Norway 217 Sunk 3 June 1917 Merioneth nbsp United Kingdom 3 004 Sunk 4 June 1917 Algol nbsp Russia 2 088 Sunk 5 June 1917 Alaska nbsp Norway 90 Sunk 5 June 1917 Duen nbsp Norway 30 Sunk 5 June 1917 Sydkap nbsp Norway 40 Sunk 8 June 1917 Manchester Engineer nbsp United Kingdom 4 465 Damaged 8 June 1917 Sverre II nbsp Norway 44 Sunk 10 June 1917 Marie Elsie nbsp United Kingdom 2 615 Sunk 10 June 1917 Perla nbsp United Kingdom 5 355 Sunk 28 August 1917 Hidalgo nbsp United Kingdom 4 271 Sunk 28 August 1917 Whitecourt nbsp United Kingdom 3 680 Sunk 28 August 1917 Marselieza nbsp Russia 3 568 Sunk 1 September 1917 Dront nbsp Russia 3 488 Sunk 2 September 1917 Olive Branch nbsp United Kingdom 4 649 SunkSee also editSM UB 85References 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 Groner 1991 pp 6 7 a b Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Freiherr Georg Gunther von Forstner Friedrich August Cross Oldenburg German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 22 December 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Otto Rohrbeck German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 22 December 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Freiherr von Loe Degenhart German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 22 December 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Georg Schmidt German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 22 December 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 28 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Hearst Magazines September 1934 Popular Mechanics Popular Mechanics Hearst Magazines 398 401 118A ISSN 0032 4558 permanent dead link Spindler Arno 1932 Der Krieg zur See Der Handelskrieg mit U Booten Mittler Gwatkin Williams R S 1922 Under the Black Ensign Hutchinson amp Co Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 28 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 22 December 2014 Bibliography editGroner 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 External links editThe Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner at Project Gutenberg nbsp The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner public domain audiobook at LibriVox 72 34 N 27 56 E 72 567 N 27 933 E 72 567 27 933 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 28 Germany amp oldid 1219479889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
