SM U-110

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U-110, with four bow torpedo tubes and a hydroplane visible on the port side

SM U-110 was a Type U 93 U-boat of the German Imperial Navy (Template:Langx) during World War I. She was ordered on 5 May 1916 and launched on 28 July 1917. She was commissioned on 25 September 1917 as SM U-110.[Note 1] and assigned to IV Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet, based on the German North Sea coast.[3]

Service history

U-110 made three wartime patrols, and sank 10 ships, totalling Template:GRT. Her first success was the British Q ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., with which she fought an engagement on 24 December 1917. Penshurst sank shortly after.

Fate

U 110 was sunk on 15 March 1918 north-west of Malin Head at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She was found and depth-charged by British destroyers Michael and Moresby. 39 men were lost.[4]

In September 1918, she was raised and taken to Swan Hunter's dry dock for restoration. At the conclusion of hostilities, restoration was halted and she was sold for scrap.

Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[5]
24 December 1917 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Template:Navy/core 1,191 Sunk
30 December 1917 Zone File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,914 Sunk
7 January 1918 Egda File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2,527 Sunk
4 March 1918 Castle Eden File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,949 Sunk
7 March 1918 RFA Vitol Template:Navy/core 2,639 Sunk
7 March 1918 Tarbetnesse File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,018 Sunk
8 March 1918 Erica File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 167 Sunk
9 March 1918 Nanny Wignall File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 93 Sunk
10 March 1918 Germaine File:Flag of France.svg France 1,428 Sunk
15 March 1918 Amazon File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 10,037 Sunk

Notes

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  1. ↑ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Langx) and U for Unterseeboot. This translates as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

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References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  3. ↑ Tarrant p56
  4. ↑ Kemp
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Bibliography

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  • Tarrant, VE : The U-Boat Offensive 1914–1945 (1989) Template:ISBN

External links

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