SM U-57

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-57.
U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
History
German Empire
NameU-57
Ordered6 October 1914
BuilderA.G. Weser, Bremen
Yard number212
Laid down25 August 1915
Launched29 April 1916
Commissioned6 July 1916
Fate24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 57 submarine
Displacement
  • 786 t (774 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 × 1,800 PS (1,324 kW; 1,775 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,730 nmi (14,320 km; 8,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 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
  • 7 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg[2]
  • 6 July 1916 – 19 December 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling[3]
  • 20 December 1917 - 6 March 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Walter Stein[4]
  • 7 March – 11 November 1918
Operations: 7 patrols
Victories:
  • 55 merchant ships sunk
    (91,606 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,250 tons)[5]
  • 6 merchant ships damaged
    (14,363 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship damaged
    (1,372 GRT)

SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Sperling". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Stein". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 January 2015.