SM U-65 (Germany) explained
SM U-65 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-65 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Operations
U-65. Kaptlt. Hermann von Fischel. On completion at Kiel did trials at Kiel School about May and June 1916, afterwards proceeding to the North Sea to join 4th Flotilla.
- ? 11–14 July 1916. North Sea patrol.
- 16–24 July 1916. North Sea patrol.
- 17–21 August 1916. North Sea patrol, attacked minesweeper Haldon 20 August.
- 3–4 September 1916. North Sea patrol. Returned with defects.
- 26 October – 19 November 1916. To Mediterranean, northabout. Engaged by armed yacht in 35.9167°N -60°W. Sank nothing. On arrival at Cattaro joined the Pola-Cattaro Flotilla.
- 28 November – 7 December 1916. Left Cattaro and on 1 December probably sank a steamer. On 4 December sank British SS Caledonia in 35.6667°N 21°W. The submarine was badly rammed by Caledonia and appears to have returned home immediately on the surface.
- 17 February 1917. Sank troopship (12,644 tons). 754 casualties.
- 29 March – 19/20 April 1917. In western Mediterranean sank 4 steamships, 5 sailing vessels (13,000 tons).
- 14 May – 9 June 1917. Possible cruise of U-65. After leaving Cattaro submarine damaged cruiser by torpedo on 15 May in 41.1833°N 33°W. She then sank 7 steamers and 12 sailing vessels in the central Mediterranean. 6 June, she was reported off Cape Passaro, 7 June in the vicinity of Straits of Messina, and 8 June was possibly attacked by seaplane in 39.0667°N 19°W.
- The next cruise of U-65 which can be reconstructed with probability was from 10 to 31 January or 1 February 1918. On this cruise she sank 2 steamers and 1 sailing vessel, and was twice attacked from the air and once by depth-charged by Campanula, which she missed by torpedo.
- A later possible cruise was for about the first 3 weeks of September 1918, on which she sank 4 steamers and damaged 4 more, between longitudes 8° and 17°E.
- At the end of October 1918 she was scuttled[1] by the Germans at Pola or Cattaro.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[2] | Fate[3] |
|---|
| 4 December 1916 | Caledonia |  United Kingdom | 9,223 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1917 | Athos |  France | 12,644 | Sunk |
| 24 February 1917 | Venere | | 290 | Sunk |
| 28 February 1917 | Emancipato | | 30 | Sunk |
| 1 March 1917 | Nicolaos |  Greece | 1,215 | Sunk |
| 1 March 1917 | Teresina | | 212 | Sunk |
| 2 March 1917 | S. Vincenzo F. | | 52 | Sunk |
| 6 March 1917 | Porto Di Smirne | | 2,576 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1917 | Maria T. | | 45 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1917 | Maria Santissima D. Grazie | | 35 | Sunk |
| 2 April 1917 | Britannia | United Kingdom | 3,129 | Sunk |
| 3 April 1917 | Maria Ferrara | | 106 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1917 | Calliope | United Kingdom | 3,829 | Sunk |
| 7 April 1917 | Trefusis | United Kingdom | 2,642 | Sunk |
| 8 April 1917 | Lucia | | 138 | Sunk |
| 8 April 1917 | Papa Gian Battista | | 138 | Sunk |
| 11 April 1917 | Tremorvah | United Kingdom | 3,654 | Sunk |
| 12 April 1917 | Angela M. | | 187 | Sunk |
| 21 May 1917 | Ampleforth | United Kingdom | 3,873 | Sunk |
| 21 May 1917 | Don Diego | United Kingdom | 3,632 | Sunk |
| 23 May 1917 | England | United Kingdom | 3,798 | Sunk |
| 23 May 1917 | Febronia Maria Antonina | | 55 | Sunk |
| 24 May 1917 | Sant Antonio Di Padova | | 184 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Diego Russo | | 113 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Natale Monaco | | 57 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Rosina R. | | 54 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Vincenzino C. | | 55 | Sunk |
| 26 May 1917 | Angelo Padre | | 50 | Sunk |
| 26 May 1917 | Umaria | United Kingdom | 5,317 | Sunk |
| 27 May 1917 | Luigi | | 137 | Sunk |
| 27 May 1917 | Maria Giuseppe | | 26 | Sunk |
| 4 June 1917 | Manchester Trader | United Kingdom | 3,938 | Sunk |
| 7 June 1917 | Rosa M. | | 65 | Sunk |
| 5 July 1917 | Ciboure | France | 2,388 | Sunk |
| 6 July 1917 | Roma | | 53 | Sunk |
| 8 July 1917 | L'Immortale Leone | | 133 | Sunk |
| 24 November 1917 | Enna | | 1,814 | Sunk |
| 1 December 1917 | Citta Di Sassari | | 2,167 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1917 | Carlino | | 95 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1917 | La Margherita | | 41 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1917 | San Antonio Il Vittorioso | | 45 | Sunk |
| 3 December 1917 | Angelo | | 542 | Damaged |
| 25 January 1918 | Giuseppe O. | | 74 | Sunk |
| 27 June 1918 | Sotolongo |  Spain | 3,009 | Sunk |
| 1 July 1918 | Monte Cristo | France | 622 | Sunk |
| 4 July 1918 | Merida | United Kingdom | 5,951 | Damaged |
| 2 September 1918 | San Andres | United Kingdom | 3,314 | Sunk |
| 12 September 1918 | Chao Chow Fu | United Kingdom | 1,909 | Damaged |
| 12 September 1918 | | | 1,498 | Sunk |
| 14 September 1918 | Ioanna No. 45 | United Kingdom | 9 | Sunk |
| 15 September 1918 | Ioanna No. 37 | United Kingdom | 17 | Sunk | |
See also
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: Spindler, Arno . Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten. 5 Vols . 1932. 1966. Mittler & Sohn. Vols. 4+5, dealing with 1917+18, are very hard to find: Guildhall Library, London, has them all, also Vol. 1-3 in an English translation: The submarine war against commerce. Berlin .
- Book: Beesly, Patrick . Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914-1918. 1982 . H Hamilton . London . 978-0-241-10864-2 .
- Book: Halpern, Paul G. . A Naval History of World War I. 1995 . Routledge . New York . 978-1-85728-498-0 .
- Book: Roessler, Eberhard . Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine . 1997 . Bernard & Graefe . Bonn . 978-3-7637-5963-7 .
- Book: Schroeder, Joachim . Die U-Boote des Kaisers . 2002 . Bernard & Graefe . Bonn . 978-3-7637-6235-4 .
- Book: Koerver, Hans Joachim . Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol I., The Fleet in Action. 2008 . LIS Reinisch . Steinbach . 978-3-902433-76-3 .
- Book: Koerver, Hans Joachim . Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol II., The Fleet in Being. 2009 . LIS Reinisch . Steinbach . 978-3-902433-77-0 .
External links
Notes and References
- NA, HW 7/3, p.230, states U-65 was "blown up". Handelskrieg, Vol 5, p.227, names 10 submarines, including U-65, which were all in a state beyond repair and were destroyed at the evacuation of the Austrian submarine bases: "... some of them were blown up in their bases, some were scuttled at sea in the vicinity of their bases." Uboat.net says she was "scuttled", but gives no source or reference for this.
- Tonnages are in gross register tons
- u65. U 65. 1boat. 26 November 2014.
