SM U-100[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-100 was engaged in the German campaign against Allied commerce (Handelskrieg) during that conflict.[4]
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-100 |
| Ordered | 15 September 1915 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number | 251 |
| Laid down | 30 November 1915 |
| Launched | 25 February 1917 |
| Commissioned | 16 April 1917 |
| Fate | Surrendered 27 November 1918; scrapped Swansea 1919 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length |
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| Beam |
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| Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers |
| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
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| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | 8 patrols |
| Victories: | |
U-100 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. After being exhibited at Blyth in December 1918, she was sold while lying there by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,250 (excluding her engines), and was broken up at Swansea. Her engines were sold to Southend Corporation for use in an electricity generating station.[5]
Summary of raiding history
edit| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1917 | Cedarbank |  Norway
|
2,825 | Sunk |
| 17 June 1917 | Gunhild |  Denmark
|
996 | Sunk |
| 22 June 1917 | Melford Hall |  United Kingdom
|
6,339 | Sunk |
| 5 August 1917 | Kathleen | United Kingdom
|
3,915 | Sunk |
| 9 August 1917 | Blagdon | United Kingdom
|
1,996 | Sunk |
| 27 December 1917 | Adela | United Kingdom
|
685 | Sunk |
| 15 February 1918 | Thalatta I |  Netherlands
|
358 | Damaged |
| 21 February 1918 | Rio Verde | United Kingdom
|
4,025 | Sunk |
| 16 April 1918 | Lake Michigan | United Kingdom
|
9,288 | Sunk |
| 9 June 1918 | Helene | Netherlands
|
112 | Sunk |
| 21 June 1918 | Homer City | United Kingdom
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4,914 | Damaged |
| 21 June 1918 | Montebello | United Kingdom
|
4,324 | Sunk |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
edit- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Freiherr Degenhart von Loë". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Friedrich Götting". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 100". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 92–93, 125. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 100". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.