SM U-82 explained

SM U-82 was a Type U 81 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I.

She was launched on 1 July 1916 and commissioned on 16 September 1916 under Hans Adam. She was assigned to IV Flotilla on 21 November 1916, serving with them throughout the war. She carried out 11 patrols during the war, commanded from 30 April 1918 by Heinrich Middendorff. SM U-82 sank 36 ships for a total of, and damaging a further three ships for 32,914 tons. Among the ships she damaged was the USS Mount Vernon, the former SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie. At 18,372 tons she was one of the largest ships to be hit by a U-boat during the war.[1]

She was surrendered to the British on 16 January 1919 under the terms of the armistice, and was broken up at Blyth between 1919 and 1920.

Design

Type U 81 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type UE I submarines. U-82 had a displacement of 808t when at the surface and 946t while submerged. She had a total length of 70.06m (229.86feet), a pressure hull length of 55.55m (182.25feet), a beam of 6.3m (20.7feet), a height of 8m (26feet), and a draught of 4.02m (13.19feet). The submarine was powered by two 2400PS engines for use while surfaced, and two 1200PS engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-82 was fitted with four torpedo tubes (one at the starboard bow and one starboard stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, and one 10.5sp=usNaNsp=us SK L/45 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-five (thirty-one crew members and four officers).

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[2] Fate[3]
5 December 1916Dorit Denmark242Sunk
5 December 1916Ella Norway879Sunk
6 December 1916Christine Denmark196Sunk
6 December 1916Robert Denmark353Sunk
10 December 1916Gerda Denmark287Sunk
2 January 1917Omnium France8,719Sunk
3 January 1917Viking Denmark761Sunk
4 January 1917Calabro1,925Sunk
5 January 1917Ebro Denmark1,028Sunk
6 January 1917Beaufront United Kingdom1,720Sunk
23 April 1917Marita Norway1,759Sunk
24 April 1917Thistleard United Kingdom4,136Sunk
25 April 1917Hackensack United Kingdom4,060Sunk
4 May 1917Ellin Greece4,577Damaged
11 June 1917HMS Zylpha2,917Sunk
13 June 1917Storegut Norway2,557Sunk
14 June 1917Ortolan United Kingdom1,727Sunk
14 June 1917Taplow United Kingdom2,981Sunk
15 June 1917Albertine Beatrice Netherlands1,379Sunk
15 June 1917Westonby United Kingdom3,795Sunk
16 June 1917Jessie United Kingdom2,256Sunk
18 June 1917Thistledhu United Kingdom4,026Sunk
25 July 1917Monkstone United Kingdom3,097Sunk
31 July 1917Orubian United Kingdom3,876Sunk
31 July 1917HMS Quernmore7,302Sunk
19 September 1917Saint Ronald United Kingdom4,387Sunk
15 November 1917De Dollart Netherlands243Sunk
19 February 1918Glencarron United Kingdom5,117Sunk
19 February 1918Philadelphian United Kingdom5,165Sunk
8 April 1918Tainui United Kingdom9,965Damaged
10 April 1918Westfield United Kingdom3,453Sunk
5 June 1918Argonaut United States4,826Sunk
7 June 1918Brisk Norway1,662Sunk
8 June 1918Hunsgrove United Kingdom3,063Sunk
8 June 1918Saima United Kingdom1,147Sunk
4 September 1918Dora United States7,037Sunk
5 September 191818,372Damaged
12 September 1918Galway Castle United Kingdom7,988Sunk
16 September 1918Madryn United Kingdom2,244Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. 82. U 82. 1sub. 25 January 2010.
  2. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
  3. u82. U 82. 1boat. 24 December 2014.

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