SM U-16 (Germany)
Appearance
![]() U-Boats at Kiel, 1914.
U-22, U-20, U-19, & U-21 (1st row, l-r); U-14, U-15, U-11, U-16, U-18, and U-?? (2nd row, l-r). | |
History | |
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Name | U-16 |
Ordered | 26 August 1909 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Cost | 2,539,000 Goldmark |
Yard number | 157 |
Laid down | 10 May 1910 |
Launched | 29 August 1911 |
Commissioned | 28 December 1911 |
Fate | February 1919 - Sunk in an accident in position 58°59′N 08°29′E / 58.983°N 8.483°E while on passage to surrender. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | German Type U 16 submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 57.80 m (189 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dingi |
Complement | 4 officers, 25 men |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 4 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-16[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
Service history
[edit]U-16 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Summary of raiding history
[edit]Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[3] |
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15 February 1915 | Dulwich | ![]() |
3,289 | Sunk |
15 February 1915 | Ville de Lille | ![]() |
997 | Sunk |
18 February 1915 | Dinorah | ![]() |
4,208 | Damaged |
19 February 1915 | Belridge | ![]() |
7,020 | Damaged |
26 May 1915 | M. Roosval | ![]() |
309 | Sunk |
26 May 1915 | Betty | ![]() |
2,109 | Sunk |
28 May 1915 | Mars | ![]() |
251 | Sunk |
30 May 1915 | Søborg | ![]() |
2,108 | Sunk |
20 September 1915 | Thorvaldsen | ![]() |
1,220 | Sunk |
26 September 1915 | Ellen Benzon | ![]() |
143 | Sunk |
29 September 1915 | Flora | ![]() |
184 | Sunk |
29 September 1915 | Actie | ![]() |
562 | Sunk |
30 September 1915 | Florida | ![]() |
558 | Sunk |
1 October 1915 | Pallas | ![]() |
838 | Captured as prize |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (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, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Claus Hansen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Leo Hillebrand (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 16". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.