SM U-30 (Germany)
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German Empire | |
Name | U-30 |
Ordered | 19 February 1912 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Yard number | 20 |
Launched | 15 November 1913 |
Commissioned | 26 August 1914 |
Fate | Surrendered 22 November 1918. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | German Type U 27 submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) ( o/a ) |
Beam | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 31 enlisted |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 6 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-30
Torpedoing of Gulflight
The particular mission when Gulflight was attacked commenced 24 April 1915. On 28 April U-30 intercepted the 1,905
The patrol ships HMS Iago and Filey started to hunt for the submarine, but succeeded only in intercepting the US-flagged Gulflight, which they took under escort. The escort proved something of a disadvantage to Gulflight because she was obliged to slow down for the patrol and then, under international law, as a ship escorted by armed vessels became a legitimate target for attack. U-30 spotted the convoy and fired one torpedo at Gulflight, before noticing that she was flying an American flag. The submarine then broke off the attack in accordance with her instructions not to attack neutral vessels.
Gulflight survived the attack, although two members of the crew drowned while evacuating the ship and the master Captain Gunter died later that night from a heart attack. The ship was towed to Crow Bay and later repaired. News of the event would be overshadowed a few days later by the sinking of
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[5] |
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20 February 1915 | Cambank | United Kingdom | 3,112 | Sunk |
20 February 1915 | Downshire | United Kingdom | 337 | Sunk |
28 April 1915 | Mobile | United Kingdom | 1,905 | Sunk |
29 April 1915 | Cherbury | United Kingdom | 3,220 | Sunk |
30 April 1915 | Fulgent | United Kingdom | 2,008 | Sunk |
30 April 1915 | Svorono | Russian Empire | 3,102 | Sunk |
1 May 1915 | Edale | United Kingdom | 3,110 | Sunk |
1 May 1915 | Europe | France | 1,887 | Sunk |
1 May 1915 | Gulflight
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United States | 5,189 | Damaged |
3 May 1915 | Minterne | United Kingdom | 3,018 | Sunk |
26 October 1916 | Lysland | Norway | 1,745 | Sunk |
1 November 1916 | Brierley Hill | United Kingdom | 1,168 | Sunk |
11 April 1917 | Saxo | Denmark | 711 | Sunk |
11 April 1917 | Nancy | Denmark | 1,325 | Sunk |
11 April 1917 | Star | Norway | 818 | Sunk |
11 April 1917 | Sylfiden | Norway | 796 | Sunk |
12 April 1917 | Kolaastind | Norway | 2,368 | Sunk |
13 April 1917 | Bokn | Norway | 336 | Sunk |
13 April 1917 | Frixos | Finland | 2,471 | Sunk |
13 April 1917 | Gama | Norway | 107 | Sunk |
13 April 1917 | Glenlora | Norway | 805 | Sunk |
13 April 1917 | Zara | United Kingdom | 1,331 | Sunk |
14 April 1917 | Fjeldli | Norway | 954 | Sunk |
15 April 1917 | Paris | Norway | 1,634 | Sunk |
16 May 1917 | Middlesex | United Kingdom | 7,265 | Sunk |
23 May 1917 | Freden | Denmark | 166 | Sunk |
16 July 1917 | Cyrus | Russian Empire | 293 | Sunk |
28 July 1917 | Atlas | France | 2,068 | 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.
- gross register tons
Citations
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 6–7.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 30". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Gulfight". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
- ^ Simpson, Colin (1972). Lusitania. Book club associates.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 30". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.