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SMS U-20 |
Type: |
U-19 |
Builder: |
Kaiserliche Werft Danzig, Germany |
Awarded: |
November 25, 1910 |
Keel Laid: |
November 7, 1911 |
Launched: |
December 18, 1912 |
Commissioned: |
August 5, 1913 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Length: |
210' 5" |
Beam: |
20' 5" |
Draft: |
11' 7" |
Displacement: |
650 surfaced 837 submerged |
Speed: |
15 knots surfaced 9.5 knots submerged |
Max Depth: |
164' |
Range: |
7,600 NM @ 8 knots surfaced 80 NM @ 5 knots submerged |
Armament: |
1 x 4.1"/105mm 4 x 20" torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 stern) 6 torpedoes |
Crew: |
35 |
Fate: |
Nov. 4, 1916 Grounded 19 miles west of Struer, Jutland, Denmark (56.35.00N - 08.07.50E). Attempts to refloat unsuccessful. Boat blown up with scuttling charges next day. Parts of the wreck are still there. |
Commanders |
Aug. 1, 1914 |
Dec. 15, 1914: |
Otto Dröscher |
Dec. 16, 1914 |
Nov. 5, 1916: |
Walther Schwieger |
Combat Victories |
Date |
Name |
Type
|
Tons
|
Casualties
|
Nationality |
Jan. 30, 1915 |
Ikaria |
Cargo |
4,335 |
N/A |
UK |
Jan. 30, 1915 |
N/A |
1,484 |
21 |
UK |
|
Jan. 30, 1915 |
Passenger/ Cargo |
6,238 |
0 |
UK |
|
Mar. 7, 1915 |
Bengrove |
N/A |
3,840 |
N/A |
UK |
Mar. 9, 1915 |
Princess Victoria |
Cargo |
1,108 |
N/A |
UK |
Mar. 11, 1915 |
Florazan |
N/A |
4,658 |
N/A |
UK |
May 5, 1915 |
Earl of Latham |
Sailing Ship |
132 |
0 |
UK |
May 6, 1915 |
Passenger/ Cargo |
5,858 |
0 |
UK |
|
May 6, 1915 |
Passenger/ Cargo |
5,945 |
N/A |
UK |
|
May 7, 1915 |
Passenger |
31,550 |
1,198 |
UK |
|
July 8, 1915 |
Marion Lightbody |
Sailing Ship |
2,176 |
N/A |
Russia |
July 9, 1915 |
Ellesmere |
N/A |
1,170 |
N/A |
UK |
July 9, 1915 |
Leo |
N/A |
2,224 |
N/A |
Russia |
July 9, 1915 |
Meadowfield |
Cargo |
2,750 |
N/A |
UK |
July 13, 1915 |
Lennok |
N/A |
1,142 |
N/A |
Russia |
Sept. 2, 1915 |
Roumanie |
N/A |
2,599 |
N/A |
UK |
Sept. 3, 1915 |
Frode |
N/A |
1,875 |
N/A |
Denmark |
Sept. 4, 1915 (Sunk Sept. 6) |
Passenger/ Cargo |
10,920 |
32 |
UK |
|
Sept. 5, 1915 |
Dictator |
Cargo |
4,116 |
N/A |
UK |
Sept. 5, 1915 |
Douro |
Cargo |
1,604 |
N/A |
UK |
Sept. 5, 1915 |
Rhea |
N/A |
1,145 |
N/A |
Russia |
Sept. 6, 1915 |
Guatemala |
Cargo |
5,913 |
N/A |
France |
Sept. 7, 1915 |
Cargo |
4,530 |
N/A |
France |
|
Sept. 7, 1915 |
Caroni |
Cargo |
2,652 |
N/A |
UK |
Sept. 8, 1915 |
Mora |
Cargo |
3,047 |
N/A |
UK |
May 1, 1916 |
Bernadette |
Sailing Ship |
486 |
N/A |
France |
May 1, 1916 |
Ruabon |
Cargo |
2,004 |
N/A |
UK |
May 3, 1916 |
Molinos |
N/A |
1,946 |
N/A |
France |
May 6, 1916 |
Galgate |
N/A |
2,356 |
N/A |
UK |
May 8, 1916 (Sunk May 9) |
Passenger |
13,096 |
5 |
UK |
|
Aug. 1, 1916 |
Aaro |
N/A |
2,603 |
N/A |
UK |
Sept. 26, 1916 |
Thelma |
Cargo |
1,002 |
N/A |
UK |
Oct. 18, 1916 |
Duncan |
N/A |
2,510 |
N/A |
UK |
Oct. 23, 1916 |
Arromanches |
N/A |
1,640 |
N/A |
France |
Oct. 23, 1916 |
Chieri |
N/A |
4,400 |
N/A |
Italy |
Oct. 23, 1916 |
Felix Louis |
N/A |
274 |
N/A |
France |
Total 36 ships sunk 145,328 tons |
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Damaged |
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Aug. 29, 1916 |
Ibo (Portugal) |
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Oct. 26, 1916 |
Fabian (UK) |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 8, 2007 |