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.
 U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
| |
| 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 [1] | |
| Class and type | Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length |
|
| Beam |
|
| Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts |
| Speed |
|
| Range |
|
| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 36 |
| Armament |
|
| Service record | |
| Part of: |
|
| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | 7 patrols |
| Victories: | |
Summary of raiding history
edit| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1916 | 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 |
| 25 September 1916 | St. Hilda | United Kingdom
|
94 | Sunk |
| 25 September 1916 | Trinidad | United Kingdom
|
147 | Sunk |
| 23 October 1916 | HMS Genista |  Royal Navy
|
1,250 | Sunk |
| 26 October 1916 | Rowanmore | United Kingdom
|
10,320 | Sunk |
| 30 October 1916 | Floreal | United Kingdom
|
163 | Sunk |
| 31 October 1916 | Saturn | Norway
|
1,108 | Sunk |
| 18 January 1917 | Manchester Inventor | United Kingdom
|
4,247 | Sunk |
| 22 January 1917 | Euphrates |  Belgium
|
2,809 | Sunk |
| 22 January 1917 | Minho |  Portugal
|
179 | Sunk |
| 22 January 1917 | Trevean | United Kingdom
|
3,081 | Sunk |
| 26 January 1917 | Bisagno |  Italy
|
2,252 | Sunk |
| 22 March 1917 | Sirius | Norway
|
1,053 | Sunk |
| 27 March 1917 | Holgate | United Kingdom
|
2,604 | Sunk |
| 28 March 1917 | Gafsa | United Kingdom
|
3,974 | Sunk |
| 29 March 1917 | Crispin | United Kingdom
|
3,965 | Sunk |
| 29 March 1917 | Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
|
3,965 | Sunk |
| 30 March 1917 | HMS Lady Patricia | Royal Navy
|
1,372 | Damaged |
| 31 March 1917 | Braefield | United Kingdom
|
427 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1917 | Ebenezer |  Denmark
|
181 | Sunk |
| 12 May 1917 | Refugio | United Kingdom
|
2,642 | Sunk |
| 14 May 1917 | Arlington Court | United Kingdom
|
4,346 | Damaged |
| 19 May 1917 | Farnham | United Kingdom
|
3,102 | Sunk |
| 24 May 1917 | Belgian | United Kingdom
|
3,657 | Sunk |
| 1 June 1917 | Teal | United Kingdom
|
141 | Sunk |
| 2 July 1917 | May Flower |  Sweden
|
55 | Sunk |
| 5 July 1917 | Cuyahoga | United Kingdom
|
4,586 | Sunk |
| 7 July 1917 | Tarquah | United Kingdom
|
3,859 | Sunk |
| 8 July 1917 | Pegu | United Kingdom
|
6,348 | Sunk |
| 10 July 1917 | Garmoyle | United Kingdom
|
1,229 | Sunk |
| 16 July 1917 | Benguela | United Kingdom
|
5,530 | Damaged |
| 8 October 1917 | Aylevarroo | United Kingdom
|
908 | Sunk |
| 8 October 1917 | Richard De Larrinaga | United Kingdom
|
5,591 | Sunk |
| 12 October 1917 | Cape Corso | United Kingdom
|
3,890 | Damaged |
| 12 October 1917 | Georgios Markettos |  Greece
|
2,269 | Sunk |
| 13 October 1917 | Diu | Portugal
|
5,556 | Sunk |
| 14 October 1917 | East Wales | United Kingdom
|
4,321 | Sunk |
| 20 October 1917 | Norden | Sweden
|
703 | Sunk |
| 28 November 1917 | Perm | Denmark
|
1,312 | Sunk |
| 29 November 1917 | Pierre |  France
|
112 | Sunk |
| 30 November 1917 | Courage | United Kingdom
|
51 | Sunk |
| 30 November 1917 | Gazelle | United Kingdom
|
40 | Sunk |
| 30 November 1917 | Lustre | United Kingdom
|
48 | Damaged |
| 3 December 1917 | Copeland | United Kingdom
|
1,184 | Sunk |
| 6 December 1917 | Saint Antoine De Padoue | France
|
355 | Damaged |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
edit- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
- ^ 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
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.