SM U-30 (Germany)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-30.

History
German Empire
NameU-30
Ordered19 February 1912
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig
Yard number20
Launched15 November 1913
Commissioned26 August 1914
FateSurrendered 22 November 1918. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeGerman Type U 27 submarine
Displacement
  • 675 t (664 long tons) surfaced
  • 878 t (864 long tons) submerged
Length64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Draught3.48 m (11 ft 5 in)
Speed
  • 16.7 knots (30.9 km/h; 19.2 mph) surfaced
  • 9.8 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.3 mph) submerged
Range
  • 9,770 nmi (18,090 km; 11,240 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 85 nmi (157 km; 98 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft)
Complement4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • IV Flotilla
  • Unknown start – 19 November 1917
  • Training Flotilla
  • 19 November 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski
  • 25 September 1914 – 22 June 1915
  • Kptlt. Franz Grünert
  • 1 May 1916 – 20 November 1917
Operations: 6 patrols
Victories:
  • 27 merchant ships sunk
    (48,060 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (5,189 GRT)[2]

SM U-30[Note 1] was one of 329 U-boat submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She engaged in commerce warfare as part of the First Battle of the Atlantic. U-30 is significant for the torpedoing of the US tanker Gulflight on 1 May 1915 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) west of Scilly.[3]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 6–7.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 30". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Gulfight". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.


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