Military submarine
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History |
German Empire |
Name | U-44 |
Ordered | 10 July 1913 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Yard number | 22 |
Launched | 15 October 1914 |
Commissioned | 7 May 1915 |
Fate | Sunk 12 August 1917 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Type U-43 submarine |
Displacement |
- 725 t (714 long tons) surfaced
- 940 t (930 long tons) submerged
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Length | 65 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam |
- 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (oa)
- 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
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Height | 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
Installed power |
- 2 × 2,000 PS (1,471 kW; 1,973 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed |
- 15.2 knots (28.2 km/h; 17.5 mph) surfaced
- 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) submerged
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Range |
- 11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 51 nmi (94 km; 59 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: |
- III Flotilla
- Unknown start - 12 August 1917
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Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Paul Wagenführ
- 7 May 1915 – 12 August 1917
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Operations: |
6 patrols |
Victories: |
- 20 merchant ships sunk
(70,236 GRT)
- 2 auxiliary warships sunk
(2,306 GRT)
- 1 merchant ship damaged
(4,154 GRT)
- 1 warship damaged
(1,250 tons)
- 3 merchant ships taken as prize
(430 GRT)
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SM U-44 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Launched in 1915, she was sunk in August 1917.