SM U-54
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-54.
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Name: | U-54 |
Ordered: | 23 August 1914 |
Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Laid down: | 18 March 1915 |
Launched: | 22 February 1916 |
Commissioned: | 25 May 1916 |
Fate: | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to Italy. Broken up at Taranto in May 1919.[1] |
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Class and type: | Type U 51 submarine |
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Height: | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) |
Draught: | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion: | 2 shafts |
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Test depth: | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement: | 36 |
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Operations: | 12 patrols |
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SM U-54 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-54 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[6] |
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3 February 1917 | Tamara | ![]() |
453 | Sunk |
4 February 1917 | Floridian | ![]() |
4,777 | Sunk |
4 February 1917 | Palmleaf | ![]() |
5,489 | Sunk |
5 February 1917 | Ainsdale | ![]() |
1,825 | Damaged |
5 February 1917 | Azul | ![]() |
3,074 | Sunk |
7 February 1917 | Wallace | ![]() |
3,930 | Damaged |
7 February 1917 | Saxonian | ![]() |
4,855 | Sunk |
15 March 1917 | Eugene Pergeline | ![]() |
2,203 | Sunk |
1 April 1917 | Consul Persson | ![]() |
1,835 | Sunk |
1 April 1917 | Fjelland | ![]() |
387 | Sunk |
2 April 1917 | Havlyst | ![]() |
532 | Sunk |
3 June 1917 | San Lorenzo | ![]() |
9,607 | Damaged |
7 June 1917 | Jonathan Holt | ![]() |
1,523 | Sunk |
13 June 1917 | Darius | ![]() |
3,426 | Sunk |
23 July 1917 | Ashleigh | ![]() |
6,985 | Sunk |
23 July 1917 | Huelva | ![]() |
4,867 | Sunk |
25 July 1917 | Rustington | ![]() |
3,071 | Sunk |
26 July 1917 | Somerset | ![]() |
7,163 | Sunk |
31 July 1917 | Alcides | ![]() |
2,704 | Sunk |
16 September 1917 | Arabis | ![]() |
3,928 | Sunk |
17 September 1917 | Niemen | ![]() |
1,888 | Sunk |
19 September 1917 | Marthe Marguerite | ![]() |
588 | Sunk |
24 September 1917 | Louis Bossert | ![]() |
605 | Sunk |
25 September 1917 | Marceau | ![]() |
292 | Sunk |
30 April 1918 | HMS Starmount | ![]() |
2,485 | Damaged |
8 May 1918 | Dux | ![]() |
1,349 | Sunk |
8 May 1918 | Princess Dagmar | ![]() |
913 | Sunk |
10 May 1918 | Wileysike | ![]() |
2,501 | Sunk |
16 July 1918 | HMS Anchusa | ![]() |
1,290 | Sunk |
27 September 1918 | En Avant | ![]() |
86 | Sunk |
29 September 1918 | Libourne | ![]() |
1,219 | Sunk |
References
Notes
- ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 54". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Gröner 1991, pp. 8-10.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Freiherr Volkhard von Bothmer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Kurt Heeseler (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hellmuth von Ruckteschell (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 54". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
External links
- Photos of cruises of German submarine U-54 in 1916-1918. Great photo quality, comments in German.
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