SM U-153 explained
SM U-153 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-153 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[1]
U-153 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 24 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. Exhibited at Greenwich in December 1918, she was originally to be allocated to France, but was swapped with U-162 and retained by the British. Laid up at Portsmouth, she was towed into the English Channel on 30 June 1921 and scuttled.[2] [3]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[4] | Fate[5] |
|---|
| 15 March 1918 | Alessandra | | 2,394 | Sunk |
| 14 April 1918 | Santa Isabel |  United Kingdom | 2,023 | Sunk |
| 25 April 1918 | HMS Willow Branch | | 3,314 | Sunk |
| 9 May 1918 | Enrichetta | | 5,011 | Sunk | |
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Book: Gröner. Erich. Jung. Dieter. Maass. Martin. Thomas. Keith. Magowan. Rachel. 1991. U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. 2. German Warships 1815–1945. London. Conway Maritime Press. 0-85177-593-4. CITEREFGröner1991.
- Book: Jung, Dieter . Die Schiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918 und ihr Verbleib . German Imperial Navy ships 1914-1918 and their fate . . Bonn . 2004 . 3-7637-6247-7 . German .
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Notes and References
- 153. U 153. 1sub. 22 January 2010.
- Book: Dodson . Aidan . Cant . Serena . Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars . 2020 . Seaforth . Barnsley . 978-1-5267-4198-1 . 54, 124.
- Web site: U 153 . Uboat . 12 September 2012.
- Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
- u153. U 153. 1boat. 5 June 2018.
