U-65. Kaptlt. Hermann von Fischel. On completion at Kiel did trials at Kiel School about May and June 1916, afterwards proceeding to the North Sea to join 4th Flotilla.
? 11–14 July 1916. North Sea patrol.
16–24 July 1916. North Sea patrol.
17–21 August 1916. North Sea patrol, attacked minesweeperHaldon 20 August.
3–4 September 1916. North Sea patrol. Returned with defects.
26 October – 19 November 1916. To Mediterranean, northabout. Engaged by armed yacht Valiant II in 35°55′N3°57′W / 35.917°N 3.950°W / 35.917; -3.950. Sank nothing. On arrival at Cattaro joined the Pola-Cattaro Flotilla.
28 November – 7 December 1916. Left Cattaro and on 1 December probably sank a steamer. On 4 December sank British SS Caledonia in 35°40′N17°04′E / 35.667°N 17.067°E / 35.667; 17.067. The submarine was badly rammed by Caledonia and appears to have returned home immediately on the surface.
17 February 1917. Sank troopship SS Athos (12,644 tons). 754 casualties.
29 March – 19/20 April 1917. In western Mediterranean sank 4 steamships, 5 sailing vessels (13,000 tons).
The next cruise of U-65 which can be reconstructed with probability was from 10 to 31 January or 1 February 1918. On this cruise she sank 2 steamers and 1 sailing vessel, and was twice attacked from the air and once by depth-charged by Campanula, which she missed by torpedo.
A later possible cruise was for about the first 3 weeks of September 1918, on which she sank 4 steamers and damaged 4 more, between longitudes 8° and 17°E.
At the end of October 1918 she was scuttled[9] by the Germans at Pola or Cattaro.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hermann von Fischel". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Gustav Sieß". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Clemens Wickel". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
^NA, HW 7/3, p.230, states U-65 was "blown up". Handelskrieg, Vol 5, p.227, names 10 submarines, including U-65, which were all in a state beyond repair and were destroyed at the evacuation of the Austrian submarine bases: "... some of them were blown up in their bases, some were scuttled at sea in the vicinity of their bases." Uboat.net says she was "scuttled", but gives no source or reference for this.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
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.
Spindler, Arno (1966) [1932]. Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten. 5 Vols. Berlin: Mittler & 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. ISBN978-0-241-10864-2.
Halpern, Paul G. (1995). A Naval History of World War I. New York: Routledge. ISBN978-1-85728-498-0.
Roessler, Eberhard (1997). Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN978-3-7637-5963-7.
Schroeder, Joachim (2002). Die U-Boote des Kaisers. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN978-3-7637-6235-4.
Koerver, Hans Joachim (2008). Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol I., The Fleet in Action. Steinbach: LIS Reinisch. ISBN978-3-902433-76-3.
Koerver, Hans Joachim (2009). Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol II., The Fleet in Being. Steinbach: LIS Reinisch. ISBN978-3-902433-77-0.
External linksedit
Photos of cruises of German submarine U-54 in 1916-1918.
Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
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For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 65 SM U 65 Note 1 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I U 65 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic U 65HistoryGerman EmpireNameU 65Ordered17 May 1915BuilderGermaniawerft KielYard number249Laid down4 June 1915Launched21 March 1916Commissioned11 May 1916Fate28 October 1918 Scuttled at Pola in position 44 52 N 13 50 E 44 867 N 13 833 E 44 867 13 833 during the evacuation from there 1 General characteristics 2 Class and typeType U 63 submarineDisplacement810 t 800 long tons surfaced 927 t 912 long tons submergedLength68 36 m 224 ft 3 in o a 55 55 m 182 ft 3 in pressure hull Beam6 30 m 20 ft 8 in oa 4 15 m 13 ft 7 in pressure hull Height7 65 m 25 ft 1 in Draught4 04 m 13 ft 3 in Installed power2 2 200 PS 1 618 kW 2 170 shp surfaced 2 1 200 PS 883 kW 1 184 shp submergedPropulsion2 shaftsSpeed16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph surfaced 9 0 knots 16 7 km h 10 4 mph submergedRange9 170 nmi 16 980 km 10 550 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 60 nmi 110 km 69 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submergedTest depth50 m 164 ft 1 in Complement36Armament4 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes two bow two stern 8 torpedoes 1 8 8 cm 3 5 in SK L 30 deck gunService recordPart of IV Flotilla 2 July 18 November 1916 Pola Mittelmeer Mittelmeer I Flotilla 18 November 1916 28 October 1918Commanders Kptlt Hermann von Fischel 3 11 May 1916 18 July 1918 Kptlt Gustav Siess 4 19 July 29 September 1918 Kptlt Clemens Wickel 5 30 September 28 October 1918Operations 11 patrolsVictories 47 merchant ships sunk 75 280 GRT 6 1 auxiliary warship sunk 1 498 GRT 7 3 merchant ships damaged 8 402 tons 8 Contents 1 Operations 2 Summary of raiding history 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 5 Bibliography 6 External linksOperations editU 65 Kaptlt Hermann von Fischel On completion at Kiel did trials at Kiel School about May and June 1916 afterwards proceeding to the North Sea to join 4th Flotilla 11 14 July 1916 North Sea patrol 16 24 July 1916 North Sea patrol 17 21 August 1916 North Sea patrol attacked minesweeper Haldon 20 August 3 4 September 1916 North Sea patrol Returned with defects 26 October 19 November 1916 To Mediterranean northabout Engaged by armed yacht Valiant II in 35 55 N 3 57 W 35 917 N 3 950 W 35 917 3 950 Sank nothing On arrival at Cattaro joined the Pola Cattaro Flotilla 28 November 7 December 1916 Left Cattaro and on 1 December probably sank a steamer On 4 December sank British SS Caledonia in 35 40 N 17 04 E 35 667 N 17 067 E 35 667 17 067 The submarine was badly rammed by Caledonia and appears to have returned home immediately on the surface 17 February 1917 Sank troopship SS Athos 12 644 tons 754 casualties 29 March 19 20 April 1917 In western Mediterranean sank 4 steamships 5 sailing vessels 13 000 tons 14 May 9 June 1917 Possible cruise of U 65 After leaving Cattaro submarine damaged cruiser HMS Dartmouth by torpedo on 15 May in 41 11 N 18 15 E 41 183 N 18 250 E 41 183 18 250 She then sank 7 steamers and 12 sailing vessels in the central Mediterranean 6 June she was reported off Cape Passaro 7 June in the vicinity of Straits of Messina and 8 June was possibly attacked by seaplane in 39 4 N 19 00 E 39 067 N 19 000 E 39 067 19 000 The next cruise of U 65 which can be reconstructed with probability was from 10 to 31 January or 1 February 1918 On this cruise she sank 2 steamers and 1 sailing vessel and was twice attacked from the air and once by depth charged by Campanula which she missed by torpedo A later possible cruise was for about the first 3 weeks of September 1918 on which she sank 4 steamers and damaged 4 more between longitudes 8 and 17 E At the end of October 1918 she was scuttled 9 by the Germans at Pola or Cattaro Summary of raiding history editDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 10 4 December 1916 Caledonia nbsp United Kingdom 9 223 Sunk17 February 1917 Athos nbsp France 12 644 Sunk24 February 1917 Venere nbsp Kingdom of Italy 290 Sunk28 February 1917 Emancipato nbsp Kingdom of Italy 30 Sunk1 March 1917 Nicolaos nbsp Greece 1 215 Sunk1 March 1917 Teresina nbsp Kingdom of Italy 212 Sunk2 March 1917 S Vincenzo F nbsp Kingdom of Italy 52 Sunk6 March 1917 Porto Di Smirne nbsp Kingdom of Italy 2 576 Sunk1 April 1917 Maria T nbsp Kingdom of Italy 45 Sunk1 April 1917 Maria Santissima D Grazie nbsp Kingdom of Italy 35 Sunk2 April 1917 Britannia nbsp United Kingdom 3 129 Sunk3 April 1917 Maria Ferrara nbsp Kingdom of Italy 106 Sunk5 April 1917 Calliope nbsp United Kingdom 3 829 Sunk7 April 1917 Trefusis nbsp United Kingdom 2 642 Sunk8 April 1917 Lucia nbsp Kingdom of Italy 138 Sunk8 April 1917 Papa Gian Battista nbsp Kingdom of Italy 138 Sunk11 April 1917 Tremorvah nbsp United Kingdom 3 654 Sunk12 April 1917 Angela M nbsp Kingdom of Italy 187 Sunk21 May 1917 Ampleforth nbsp United Kingdom 3 873 Sunk21 May 1917 Don Diego nbsp United Kingdom 3 632 Sunk23 May 1917 England nbsp United Kingdom 3 798 Sunk23 May 1917 Febronia Maria Antonina nbsp Kingdom of Italy 55 Sunk24 May 1917 Sant Antonio Di Padova nbsp Kingdom of Italy 184 Sunk25 May 1917 Diego Russo nbsp Kingdom of Italy 113 Sunk25 May 1917 Natale Monaco nbsp Kingdom of Italy 57 Sunk25 May 1917 Rosina R nbsp Kingdom of Italy 54 Sunk25 May 1917 Vincenzino C nbsp Kingdom of Italy 55 Sunk26 May 1917 Angelo Padre nbsp Kingdom of Italy 50 Sunk26 May 1917 Umaria nbsp United Kingdom 5 317 Sunk27 May 1917 Luigi nbsp Kingdom of Italy 137 Sunk27 May 1917 Maria Giuseppe nbsp Kingdom of Italy 26 Sunk4 June 1917 Manchester Trader nbsp United Kingdom 3 938 Sunk7 June 1917 Rosa M nbsp Kingdom of Italy 65 Sunk5 July 1917 Ciboure nbsp France 2 388 Sunk6 July 1917 Roma nbsp Kingdom of Italy 53 Sunk8 July 1917 L Immortale Leone nbsp Kingdom of Italy 133 Sunk24 November 1917 Enna nbsp Kingdom of Italy 1 814 Sunk1 December 1917 Citta Di Sassari nbsp Kingdom of Italy 2 167 Sunk2 December 1917 Carlino nbsp Kingdom of Italy 95 Sunk2 December 1917 La Margherita nbsp Kingdom of Italy 41 Sunk2 December 1917 San Antonio Il Vittorioso nbsp Kingdom of Italy 45 Sunk3 December 1917 Angelo nbsp Kingdom of Italy 542 Damaged25 January 1918 Giuseppe O nbsp Kingdom of Italy 74 Sunk27 June 1918 Sotolongo nbsp Spain 3 009 Sunk1 July 1918 Monte Cristo nbsp France 622 Sunk4 July 1918 Merida nbsp United Kingdom 5 951 Damaged2 September 1918 San Andres nbsp United Kingdom 3 314 Sunk12 September 1918 Chao Chow Fu nbsp United Kingdom 1 909 Damaged12 September 1918 HMS Sarnia nbsp Royal Navy 1 498 Sunk14 September 1918 Ioanna No 45 nbsp United Kingdom 9 Sunk15 September 1918 Ioanna No 37 nbsp United Kingdom 17 SunkSee also editRoom 40 Anti submarine warfare U boat Campaign World War I References 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 boats U 65 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Groner 1991 pp 8 10 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Hermann von Fischel German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 25 November 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Gustav Siess German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 25 November 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Clemens Wickel German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 25 November 2014 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 65 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 65 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 65 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net NA HW 7 3 p 230 states U 65 was blown up Handelskrieg Vol 5 p 227 names 10 submarines including U 65 which were all in a state beyond repair and were destroyed at the evacuation of the Austrian submarine bases some of them were blown up in their bases some were scuttled at sea in the vicinity of their bases Uboat net says she was scuttled but gives no source or reference for this Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by U 65 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 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 1995 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 editPhotos of cruises of German submarine U 54 in 1916 1918 A 44 min German film from 1917 about a cruise of the German submarine U 35 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 65 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Room 40 Archived 15 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine original documents photos and maps about World War I German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National 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