SM U-5 (Germany)
 SM U-5 in the Harbour of Kiel (second boat left)
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | U-5[1] |
| Ordered | 8 April 1908[1] |
| Builder | |
| Cost | 2,540,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 147[1] |
| Laid down | 24 August 1908[1] |
| Launched | 8 January 1910[1] |
| Commissioned | 2 July 1910[1] |
| Fate | Sunk 18 December 1914 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | German Type U 5 submarine |
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| Draught | 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in) |
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| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dingi |
| Complement | 4 officers, 24 men |
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| Operations: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM U-5 was a
Germaniawerft in Kiel. She served in World War I
under the command of Kptlt. Johannes Lemmer, with no recorded sinkings of enemy ships on two patrols. She was lost in an accident off the Belgian coast on 18 December 1914, and sank with no survivors - all of her 29 crew members died.
On 4 September 2023, it was announced that the wreck of U-5 was successfully identified.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rössler 1985, p. 26.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 4–6.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Johannes Lemmer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ NWS, VRT (4 September 2023). "Gezonken Duitse duikboten na 100 jaar geïdentificeerd: bemanning nog aan boord". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935–1945 [The German Submarines and Their Shipyards: Submarine Construction Until the End of the First World War] (in German). Vol. I. Koblenz: ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-boats destroyed, German submarine losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour Press. p. 9. ISBN 1-85409-321-5.
- Stern, Robert C (2002). Battle Beneath the Waves: U-boats at War. Cassell Military Paperbacks. ISBN 0-304-36228-X.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 5". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1914 | |
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51°23′N 3°11′E / 51.383°N 3.183°E