SM U-44, under the command of Paul Wagenführ, was completed at Danzig about June or July 1915. She later joined the Kiel School, where she remained until 20 August 1915 undergoing trials. She then proceeded to the North Sea and was attached to the 3rd Half Flotilla.
25 – 26 September 1915. On Bight patrol.
5–10 October, 16–21 October, and 26–29 October 1915. Bight patrols.
14–25 December 1915. North Sea cruise.
17–28 January 1916. North Sea cruise to NE coast of England.
18 March – 17 April 1916. Northabout to Channel approach, was possibly submarine which torpedoed HMS Begonia. Sank 5 S.S., 2 sailing vessels.
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For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 44 SM U 44 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I She was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic Launched in 1915 she was sunk in August 1917 History German Empire NameU 44 Ordered10 July 1913 BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig Yard number22 Launched15 October 1914 Commissioned7 May 1915 FateSunk 12 August 1917 General characteristics 1 Class and typeType U 43 submarine Displacement725 t 714 long tons surfaced 940 t 930 long tons submerged Length65 m 213 ft 3 in o a Beam6 20 m 20 ft 4 in oa 4 18 m 13 ft 9 in pressure hull Height8 70 m 28 ft 7 in Draught3 74 m 12 ft 3 in Installed power2 2 000 PS 1 471 kW 1 973 shp surfaced 2 1 200 PS 883 kW 1 184 shp submerged Propulsion2 shafts Speed15 2 knots 28 2 km h 17 5 mph surfaced 9 7 knots 18 0 km h 11 2 mph submerged Range11 400 nmi 21 100 km 13 100 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 51 nmi 94 km 59 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submerged Test depth50 m 164 ft 1 in Complement36 Armament4 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes two bow two stern 6 torpedoes 1 8 8 cm 3 5 in SK L 30 deck gun Service record Part of III Flotilla Unknown start 12 August 1917Commanders Kptlt Paul Wagenfuhr 7 May 1915 12 August 1917Operations 6 patrolsVictories 20 merchant ships sunk 70 236 GRT 2 auxiliary warships sunk 2 306 GRT 1 merchant ship damaged 4 154 GRT 1 warship damaged 1 250 tons 3 merchant ships taken as prize 430 GRT War memorial in Ruhstorf an der Rott Bavaria mentioning local man Hermann Falk who was killed in action when U 44 was sunk Contents 1 Operations 2 Summary of raiding history 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Citations 4 BibliographyOperations editSM U 44 under the command of Paul Wagenfuhr was completed at Danzig about June or July 1915 She later joined the Kiel School where she remained until 20 August 1915 undergoing trials She then proceeded to the North Sea and was attached to the 3rd Half Flotilla 25 26 September 1915 On Bight patrol 5 10 October 16 21 October and 26 29 October 1915 Bight patrols 14 25 December 1915 North Sea cruise 17 28 January 1916 North Sea cruise to NE coast of England 18 March 17 April 1916 Northabout to Channel approach was possibly submarine which torpedoed HMS Begonia Sank 5 S S 2 sailing vessels 17 May 3 June 1916 North Sea patrol Battle of Jutland 16 21 July 1916 North Sea patrol Returned with defect 26 July 5 August 1916 North Sea Returned owing to bad weather 16 21 August 1916 North Sea patrol 17 29 September 1916 Cruise to Fair Island Channel sank 2 S S 1 armed yacht 1 armed trawler 1 25 January 1917 Northabout to SW of Ireland Returned with fracture of propeller shaft Sank 1 S S 3 prizes trawlers 19 February 1917 Left for the North but returned next day with defect 24 February 24 March 1917 Northabout to Atlantic Sank 3 sailing vessels and 5 S S 23 April 7 May 1917 Northabout to west of Ireland Sank 1 sailing vessel 1 S S On 12 August 1917 U 44 was rammed and sunk in the North Sea south of Norway 58 50 N 4 20 E 58 833 N 4 333 E 58 833 4 333 by the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Oracle with the loss of all 44 of her crew 2 Summary of raiding history editDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 1 Fate 3 25 March 1916 Ottomar nbsp Russian Empire 327 Sunk 27 March 1916 Manchester Engineer nbsp United Kingdom 4 302 Sunk 29 March 1916 HMS Begonia nbsp Royal Navy 1 250 Damaged 30 March 1916 Bell nbsp Norway 3 765 Sunk 31 March 1916 Achilles nbsp United Kingdom 7 043 Sunk 31 March 1916 Goldmouth nbsp United Kingdom 7 446 Sunk 31 March 1916 Hans Gude nbsp Norway 1 110 Sunk 1 April 1916 Ashburton nbsp United Kingdom 4 445 Sunk 27 September 1916 Thurso nbsp United Kingdom 1 244 Sunk 16 January 1917 Baron Sempill nbsp United Kingdom 1 607 Sunk 23 January 1917 Agnes nbsp United Kingdom 125 Captured as prize 23 January 1917 George E Benson nbsp United Kingdom 155 Captured as prize 23 January 1917 Vera nbsp United Kingdom 150 Captured as prize 6 March 1917 Caldergrove nbsp United Kingdom 4 327 Sunk 6 March 1917 Fenay Lodge nbsp United Kingdom 3 223 Sunk 7 March 1917 Ohio nbsp France 8 719 Sunk 8 March 1917 Dunbarmoor nbsp United Kingdom 3 651 Sunk 8 March 1917 Silas nbsp Norway 750 Sunk 10 March 1917 Aracataca nbsp United Kingdom 4 154 Damaged 14 March 1917 Bray Head nbsp United Kingdom 3 077 Sunk 16 March 1917 Narragansett nbsp United Kingdom 9 196 Sunk 28 April 1917 Vacuum nbsp United States 2 551 Sunk 2 May 1917 Natuna nbsp Norway 1 121 Sunk 21 July 1917 HMT Robert Smith nbsp Royal Navy 211 Sunk 24 July 1917 Thorsdal nbsp Norway 2 200 Sunk 27 July 1917 John Hays Hammond nbsp United States 132 Sunk 5 August 1917 HMS Bracondale nbsp Royal Navy 2 095 SunkReferences editNotes edit Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons Military vessels are listed by tons displacement Citations edit Groner 1991 pp 8 10 U 44 Uboat net Retrieved 7 October 2012 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 44 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 26 November 2014 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 58 50 N 4 20 E 58 833 N 4 333 E 58 833 4 333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 44 amp oldid 1187337080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
