SM U-33 (Germany)

History
German Empire
Name	U-33
Ordered	29 March 1912
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	193
Laid down	7 November 1912
Launched	19 May 1914
Commissioned	27 September 1914
Fate	Surrendered at the end of the war broken up at Blyth in 1919-20
General characteristics
Class and type	Type U 31 submarine
Displacement	685 t (674 long tons) (surfaced); 878 t (864 long tons) (submerged);
Length	64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a); 52.36 m (171 ft 9 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a); 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Draught	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 1,850 PS (1,361 kW; 1,825 shp) diesel engines; 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) Doppelmodyn;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers;
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) (surfaced); 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) (submerged);
Range	8,790 nmi (16,280 km; 10,120 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced); 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament	four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern); 6 torpedoes; one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 from 1916);
Service record
Part of:	IV Flotilla; Unknown start - 1 August 1915; Pola Flotilla; 16 September 1915 - 11 March 1916; Constantinople Flotilla; 11 March - 27 Nov 1916; Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer I Flotilla; 27 November 1916 - 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Konrad Gansser; 27 September 1914 – 31 March 1917; Gustav Sieß; 1 April 1917 – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	16 patrols
Victories:	82 merchant ships sunk ; (188,331 GRT); 2 auxiliary warship sunk ; (5,800 GRT); 8 merchant ships damaged ; (36,452 GRT); 1 merchant ship taken as prize; (453 GRT);

SM U-33 was a German Type U 31 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy.

^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 33". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

[uboat.net-1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 33". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

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History

German Empire
Name	U-33
Ordered	29 March 1912
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	193
Laid down	7 November 1912
Launched	19 May 1914
Commissioned	27 September 1914
Fate	Surrendered at the end of the war broken up at Blyth in 1919-20
General characteristics
Class and type	Type U 31 submarine
Displacement	685 t (674 long tons) (surfaced) 878 t (864 long tons) (submerged)
Length	64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a) 52.36 m (171 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a) 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Draught	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 1,850 PS (1,361 kW; 1,825 shp) diesel engines 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) Doppelmodyn
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) (surfaced) 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) (submerged)
Range	8,790 nmi (16,280 km; 10,120 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced) 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament	four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) 6 torpedoes one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 from 1916)
Service record
Part of:	IV Flotilla Unknown start - 1 August 1915 Pola Flotilla 16 September 1915 - 11 March 1916 Constantinople Flotilla 11 March - 27 Nov 1916 Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer I Flotilla 27 November 1916 - 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Konrad Gansser^[1] 27 September 1914 – 31 March 1917 Gustav Sieß^[1] 1 April 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations:	16 patrols
Victories:	82 merchant ships sunk (188,331 GRT) 2 auxiliary warship sunk (5,800 GRT) 8 merchant ships damaged (36,452 GRT) 1 merchant ship taken as prize (453 GRT)