SM UB-57
She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-57 was sunk at 23:00 on 14 August 1918 at 51°56′N 02°02′E / 51.933°N 2.033°E after striking a mine, 34 crew members lost their lives in the event.
Construction
She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 21 June 1917. UB-57 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Otto Steinbrinck. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-57 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-57 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,020 nautical miles (16,710 km; 10,380 mi). UB-57 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 October 1917 | Alcyone | ![]() |
116 | Sunk |
11 October 1917 | Joshua | ![]() |
60 | Sunk |
20 October 1917 | Leander | ![]() |
2,968 | Sunk |
20 October 1917 | Nitedal | ![]() |
1,714 | Sunk |
22 October 1917 | Novillo | ![]() |
2,336 | Sunk |
23 October 1917 | Seistan | ![]() |
4,238 | Sunk |
23 October 1917 | Tredegar Hall | ![]() |
3,764 | Sunk |
22 November 1917 | Krosfond | ![]() |
1,707 | Sunk |
24 November 1917 | Nyassa | ![]() |
2,579 | Sunk |
27 November 1917 | Almond Branch | ![]() |
3,461 | Sunk |
27 November 1917 | Eastfield | ![]() |
2,145 | Sunk |
22 December 1917 | Mabel Baird | ![]() |
2,500 | Sunk |
23 December 1917 | Vellore | ![]() |
1,672 | Sunk |
26 December 1917 | Benito | ![]() |
4,712 | Sunk |
26 December 1917 | Tregenna | ![]() |
5,772 | Sunk |
28 December 1917 | Clara | ![]() |
2,425 | Sunk |
29 December 1917 | Tiro | ![]() |
1,442 | Sunk |
5 February 1918 | Alamance | ![]() |
4,455 | Sunk |
6 February 1918 | Westmoreland | ![]() |
9,512 | Damaged |
7 February 1918 | Ardbeg | ![]() |
227 | Sunk |
7 February 1918 | Ben Rein | ![]() |
212 | Sunk |
7 February 1918 | Limesfield | ![]() |
427 | Sunk |
12 February 1918 | Eleanor | ![]() |
1,980 | Sunk |
12 February 1918 | Polo | ![]() |
1,383 | Sunk |
14 February 1918 | Carlisle Castle | ![]() |
4,325 | Sunk |
14 February 1918 | War Monarch | ![]() |
7,887 | Sunk |
17 March 1918 | Anne Yvonne | ![]() |
102 | Sunk |
17 March 1918 | Arvor | ![]() |
52 | Sunk |
17 March 1918 | Beata | ![]() |
102 | Sunk |
19 March 1918 | Luxor | ![]() |
3,571 | Sunk |
23 March 1918 | Sequoya | ![]() |
5,263 | Damaged |
29 March 1918 | India | ![]() |
5,990 | Damaged |
29 March 1918 | T. R. Thompson | ![]() |
3,538 | Sunk |
31 March 1918 | Alcinous | ![]() |
6,743 | Damaged |
31 March 1918 | Excellence Pleske | ![]() |
2,059 | Sunk |
29 April 1918 | Australier | ![]() |
3,687 | Sunk |
29 April 1918 | Broderick | ![]() |
4,321 | Sunk |
29 April 1918 | La Somme | ![]() |
1,477 | Sunk |
30 April 1918 | Ella Sayer | ![]() |
2,549 | Sunk |
30 April 1918 | Umba | ![]() |
2,042 | Sunk |
1 May 1918 | Canonesa | ![]() |
6,683 | Damaged |
2 May 1918 | Unity | ![]() |
1,091 | Sunk |
22 May 1918 | Red Rose | ![]() |
423 | Sunk |
23 May 1918 | HMS Moldavia | ![]() |
9,500 | Sunk |
26 May 1918 | Kyarra | ![]() |
6,953 | Sunk |
27 May 1918 | Joseph Simone | ![]() |
8 | Sunk |
27 May 1918 | Petit Georges | ![]() |
10 | Sunk |
27 May 1918 | Souvenir de Ste Marie | ![]() |
7 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | War Panther | ![]() |
5,260 | Damaged |
31 May 1918 | Galileo | ![]() |
6,287 | Damaged |
30 June 1918 | Wilton | ![]() |
4,281 | Damaged |
2 July 1918 | Royal Sceptre | ![]() |
3,858 | Damaged |
2 July 1918 | Shirala | ![]() |
5,306 | Sunk |
6 July 1918 | Huntscraft | ![]() |
5,113 | Damaged |
5 August 1918 | Tuscan Prince | ![]() |
5,275 | Damaged |
8 August 1918 | Clan Macvey | ![]() |
5,815 | Sunk |
9 August 1918 | Glenlee | ![]() |
4,915 | Sunk |
References
Notes
- ^ "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
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 57". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
Bibliography
- Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.