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SM U-60

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-60.
History
German Empire
NameU-60
Ordered6 October 1914
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Yard number215
Laid down22 June 1915
Launched5 July 1916
Commissioned1 November 1916
Fate21 November 1918 - Surrendered. Foundered in tow to breakers 1919.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 57 submarine
Displacement
  • 768 t (756 long tons) surfaced
  • 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
  • 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 49 nmi (91 km; 56 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • II Flotilla
  • 13 January 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Karlgeorg Schuster[2]
  • 1 November 1916 – 31 October 1917
  • Kptlt. Karl (i.V.) Jasper[3]
  • 1–20 November 1917
  • Kptlt. Franz Grünert [4]
  • 21 November 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations: 10 patrols
Victories:
  • 52 merchant ships sunk
    (107,940 GRT)
  • 3 merchant ships damaged
    (7,447 GRT)[5]

SM U-60[Note 1] was a German Type UB III submarine of the Imperial German Navy in the First World War. She took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

U-60 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,410, but sank in tow for Swansea after 12 June 1919.[6]

Summary of raiding history

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Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[7]
4 February 1917 Ghazee  United Kingdom 5,084 Sunk
5 February 1917 Lux  United Kingdom 2,621 Sunk
5 February 1917 Warley Pickering  United Kingdom 4,196 Sunk
7 February 1917 Storskog  Norway 2,191 Sunk
14 February 1917 Hopemoor  United Kingdom 3,740 Sunk
17 February 1917 Dalbeattie  Norway 1,327 Sunk
17 February 1917 Iolo  United Kingdom 3,840 Sunk
21 February 1917 Tecwyn  United Kingdom 132 Sunk
29 March 1917 Os  Norway 637 Sunk
4 April 1917 Domingo  Italy 2,131 Sunk
6 April 1917 Marion  Norway 1,587 Sunk
7 April 1917 Salmo  United Kingdom 1,721 Sunk
16 April 1917 Queen Mary  United Kingdom 5,658 Sunk
19 April 1917 Howth Head  United Kingdom 4,440 Sunk
20 April 1917 Torr Head  United Kingdom 5,911 Sunk
23 April 1917 Svanen  Denmark 1,807 Sunk
10 June 1917 Clan Alpine  United Kingdom 3,587 Sunk
17 June 1917 Nostra Madre  Italy 649 Sunk
19 June 1917 Brookby  United Kingdom 3,679 Sunk
27 June 1917 Armadale  United Kingdom 6,153 Sunk
29 July 1917 Cesarevitch Alexei  Russia 2,387 Sunk
30 July 1917 Canis  Norway 526 Sunk
9 August 1917 Agne  Sweden 1,010 Sunk
9 August 1917 Export  Russia 2,712 Sunk
22 September 1917 Mascotte  France 199 Sunk
23 September 1917 Gloire  France 51 Sunk
23 September 1917 Henry Lippitt  United States 895 Sunk
23 September 1917 Jeune Mathilde  France 58 Sunk
25 September 1917 Edouard Detaille  France 2,185 Sunk
29 September 1917 Bon Premier  France 1,352 Sunk
29 September 1917 Eugenie Fautrel  France 2,212 Sunk
29 September 1917 Percy B.  Canada 330 Sunk
1 October 1917 Saint Pierre  France 277 Sunk
2 October 1917 Eugene Louise  France 283 Damaged
3 October 1917 Saint Antoine  France 217 Sunk
3 October 1917 Stella  France 219 Sunk
11 December 1917 Bard  Norway 709 Sunk
12 December 1917 St. Croix  Norway 2,530 Sunk
19 December 1917 Ingrid II  Norway 1,145 Sunk
22 December 1917 Hunsbrook  United Kingdom 4,463 Damaged
21 February 1918 Hugin  Sweden 1,667 Sunk
25 February 1918 Apollo  Denmark 242 Sunk
3 March 1918 Northfield  United Kingdom 2,099 Sunk
4 March 1918 Quarnero  Italy 3,237 Sunk
28 April 1918 Poitiers  France 2,045 Sunk
28 April 1918 Rimfakse  Norway 1,119 Sunk
29 April 1918 Saint Chamond  France 2,866 Sunk
2 May 1918 Girdleness  United Kingdom 3,018 Sunk
4 May 1918 Polbrae  United Kingdom 1,087 Sunk
5 July 1918 Vera Elizabeth  United Kingdom 180 Sunk
13 July 1918 Plawsworth  United Kingdom 4,724 Sunk
17 July 1918 Harlseywood  United Kingdom 2,701 Damaged
17 July 1918 Saint Georges  France 633 Sunk
20 July 1918 Gemini  United Kingdom 2,128 Sunk
20 July 1918 Orfordness  United Kingdom 2,790 Sunk

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

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  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Georg Schuster (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl (i.V.) Jasper". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Franz Grünert (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 60". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 24, 96–98, 124. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 60". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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