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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, note, submarines, serving, imperial, german, navy, world, engaged, naval, warfare, took, part, first, battle, atlantic, struck, german, mine, broke, into, parts, horns, reef, about, midnight, 1917, lost, crew,. For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 59 SM U 59 Note 1 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I U 59 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic She struck a German mine and broke into two parts at Horns Reef 55 33 N 7 15 E 55 550 N 7 250 E 55 550 7 250 at about midnight on 14 May 1917 She lost 33 of her crew there were 4 survivors The wreck of U 59 was located in 2002 3 History German Empire NameU 59 Ordered6 October 1914 BuilderAG Weser Bremen Yard number214 Laid down13 July 1915 Launched20 June 1916 Commissioned7 September 1916 FateSunk 14 May 1917 General characteristics 1 Class and typeType U 57 submarine Displacement786 t 774 long tons surfaced 956 t 941 long tons submerged Length67 00 m 219 ft 10 in o a 54 22 m 177 ft 11 in pressure hull Beam6 32 m 20 ft 9 in oa 4 05 m 13 ft 3 in pressure hull Height8 05 m 26 ft 5 in Draught3 79 m 12 ft 5 in Installed power2 1 800 PS 1 324 kW 1 775 shp surfaced 2 1 200 PS 883 kW 1 184 shp submerged Propulsion2 shafts Speed14 7 knots 27 2 km h 16 9 mph surfaced 8 4 knots 15 6 km h 9 7 mph submerged Range7 730 nmi 14 320 km 8 900 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 55 nmi 102 km 63 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 7 torpedoes 1 10 5 cm 4 1 in SK L 45 deck gun 1 8 8 cm 3 5 in SK L 30 deck gun Service record Part of II Flotilla 20 November 1916 14 May 1917Commanders Kptlt Freiherr Wilhelm von Fircks 2 7 September 1916 14 May 1917Operations 4 patrolsVictories 14 merchant ships sunk 28 050 GRT 1 merchant ship damaged 6 526 GRT The SM U 59 deck gun is on display at the Strandingsmuseum St George Thorsminde Contents 1 Summary of raiding history 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Citations 3 Bibliography 4 External linksSummary of raiding history editDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 4 7 December 1916 August nbsp Sweden 341 Sunk 8 December 1916 Harry nbsp Sweden 81 Sunk 13 January 1917 Solvang nbsp Norway 2 970 Sunk 16 January 1917 Brenn nbsp France 2 189 Sunk 19 January 1917 Gaea nbsp Norway 1 002 Sunk 23 January 1917 Sardinia nbsp Norway 1 500 Sunk 19 March 1917 Charlois nbsp Netherlands 2 786 Sunk 20 March 1917 Gurre nbsp Denmark 2 866 Sunk 21 March 1917 Najade nbsp Norway 1 752 Sunk 31 March 1917 Valacia nbsp United Kingdom 6 526 Damaged 2 April 1917 Snespurven nbsp Norway 1 409 Sunk 5 April 1917 Canadian nbsp United Kingdom 9 309 Sunk 6 April 1917 Amiral L hermite nbsp France 156 Sunk 6 April 1917 Roland nbsp France 135 Sunk 9 April 1917 Fremad I nbsp Norway 1 554 SunkReferences 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 8 10 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Freiherr Wilhelm von Fircks German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 12 January 2015 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 59 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 12 January 2015 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 59 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 12 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 External links editJD Contractor presentation of diving expedition to the submarine U59 in 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 59 amp oldid 1172013514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
