SM U-57
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U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
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History |
German Empire |
Name | U-57 |
Ordered | 6 October 1914 |
Builder | A.G. Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 212 |
Laid down | 25 August 1915 |
Launched | 29 April 1916 |
Commissioned | 6 July 1916 |
Fate | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921. |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Type U 57 submarine |
Displacement |
- 786 t (774 long tons) surfaced
- 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
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Length | |
Beam |
- 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
- 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
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Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Installed power |
- 2 × 1,800 PS (1,324 kW; 1,775 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed |
- 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
- 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
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Range |
- 7,730 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
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
Armament | |
Service record |
Part of: |
- II Flotilla
- 7 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
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Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg
- 6 July 1916 – 19 December 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling
- 20 December 1917 - 6 March 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Walter Stein
- 7 March – 11 November 1918
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Operations: |
7 patrols |
Victories: |
- 55 merchant ships sunk
(91,606 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(1,250 tons)
- 6 merchant ships damaged
(14,363 GRT)
- 1 auxiliary warship damaged
(1,372 GRT)
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SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Summary of raiding history
Date
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Name
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Nationality
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Tonnage
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Fate
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24 September 1916
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Ranee
|
United Kingdom
|
194
|
Damaged
|
24 September 1916
|
Albatross
|
United Kingdom
|
158
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Aphelion
|
United Kingdom
|
197
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Briton
|
United Kingdom
|
134
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Devonshire
|
United Kingdom
|
148
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Laila
|
Norway
|
807
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Marguerite
|
United Kingdom
|
151
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Otter
|
United Kingdom
|
123
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Sunshine
|
United Kingdom
|
185
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Tarantula
|
United Kingdom
|
155
|
Sunk
|
24 September 1916
|
Otterhound
|
United Kingdom
|
150
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Cynthia
|
United Kingdom
|
133
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Fisher Prince
|
United Kingdom
|
125
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Gamecock
|
United Kingdom
|
151
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Harrier
|
United Kingdom
|
162
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Loch Ness
|
United Kingdom
|
176
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Nil Desperandum
|
United Kingdom
|
148
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Quebec
|
United Kingdom
|
133
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Seal
|
United Kingdom
|
135
|
Sunk
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25 September 1916
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St. Hilda
|
United Kingdom
|
94
|
Sunk
|
25 September 1916
|
Trinidad
|
United Kingdom
|
147
|
Sunk
|
23 October 1916
|
HMS Genista
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Royal Navy
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1,250
|
Sunk
|
26 October 1916
|
Rowanmore
|
United Kingdom
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10,320
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Sunk
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30 October 1916
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Floreal
|
United Kingdom
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163
|
Sunk
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31 October 1916
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Saturn
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Norway
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1,108
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Sunk
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18 January 1917
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Manchester Inventor
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United Kingdom
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4,247
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Sunk
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22 January 1917
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Euphrates
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Belgium
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2,809
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Sunk
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22 January 1917
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Minho
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Portugal
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179
|
Sunk
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22 January 1917
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Trevean
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United Kingdom
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3,081
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Sunk
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26 January 1917
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Bisagno
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Italy
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2,252
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Sunk
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22 March 1917
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Sirius
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Norway
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1,053
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Sunk
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27 March 1917
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Holgate
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United Kingdom
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2,604
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Sunk
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28 March 1917
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Gafsa
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United Kingdom
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3,974
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Sunk
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29 March 1917
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Crispin
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United Kingdom
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3,965
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Sunk
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29 March 1917
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Lincolnshire
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United Kingdom
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3,965
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Sunk
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30 March 1917
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HMS Lady Patricia
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Royal Navy
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1,372
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Damaged
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31 March 1917
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Braefield
|
United Kingdom
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427
|
Sunk
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5 April 1917
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Ebenezer
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Denmark
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181
|
Sunk
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12 May 1917
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Refugio
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United Kingdom
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2,642
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Sunk
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14 May 1917
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Arlington Court
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United Kingdom
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4,346
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Damaged
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19 May 1917
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Farnham
|
United Kingdom
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3,102
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Sunk
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24 May 1917
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Belgian
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United Kingdom
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3,657
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Sunk
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1 June 1917
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Teal
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United Kingdom
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141
|
Sunk
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2 July 1917
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May Flower
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Sweden
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55
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Sunk
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5 July 1917
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Cuyahoga
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United Kingdom
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4,586
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Sunk
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7 July 1917
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Tarquah
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United Kingdom
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3,859
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Sunk
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8 July 1917
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Pegu
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United Kingdom
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6,348
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Sunk
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10 July 1917
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Garmoyle
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United Kingdom
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1,229
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Sunk
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16 July 1917
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Benguela
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United Kingdom
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5,530
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Damaged
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8 October 1917
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Aylevarroo
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United Kingdom
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908
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Sunk
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8 October 1917
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Richard De Larrinaga
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United Kingdom
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5,591
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Sunk
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12 October 1917
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Cape Corso
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United Kingdom
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3,890
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Damaged
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12 October 1917
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Georgios Markettos
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Greece
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2,269
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Sunk
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13 October 1917
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Diu
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Portugal
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5,556
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Sunk
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14 October 1917
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East Wales
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United Kingdom
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4,321
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Sunk
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20 October 1917
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Norden
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Sweden
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703
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Sunk
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28 November 1917
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Perm
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Denmark
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1,312
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Sunk
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29 November 1917
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Pierre
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France
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112
|
Sunk
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30 November 1917
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Courage
|
United Kingdom
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51
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Sunk
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30 November 1917
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Gazelle
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United Kingdom
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40
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Sunk
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30 November 1917
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Lustre
|
United Kingdom
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48
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Damaged
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3 December 1917
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Copeland
|
United Kingdom
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1,184
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Sunk
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6 December 1917
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Saint Antoine De Padoue
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France
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355
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Damaged
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References
Notes
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Sperling". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Stein". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
Bibliography
- 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.