SM U-83
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-83 |
| Ordered | 23 October 1915 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | Werk 253 |
| Launched | 13 July 1916 |
| Commissioned | 6 September 1916 |
| Fate | Sunk by gunfire of Q-Ship Farnborough SW of Ireland at 51°34′N 11°23′W / 51.567°N 11.383°W, 17 February 1917. 35 dead and 1 survivor (all hands lost).[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | German Type U 81 submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 808 long tons (821 t) surfaced 946 long tons (961 t) submerged 1,160 long tons (1,179 t) total |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 70.6 m (231 ft 8 in) o/a 55.5 m (182 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) o/a 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Draught | 4.02 m (13 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) diesel engine 1,200 hp (895 kW) electric motor |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) surfaced 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 11,220 nmi (20,780 km) surfaced 56 nmi (104 km) submerged |
| Complement | 39 men |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) • 16 × torpedoes • 1 × 105 mm (4.1 in) deck gun with 220 rounds • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kaiserliche Marine |
| Commanders: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kapitänleutnant Bruno Hoppe 6 September 1916 - 17 February 1917[3] |
| Operations: | 2 |
| Victories: | 5 merchant ships sunk (6,286 GRT) |
SM U-83 was a Type U 81 u-boat of the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during the First World War. She had been commissioned and deployed to operate off the coast of the British Isles and attack coastal shipping as part of the German U-boat campaign.[1]
In a six-month career, U-83 made two combat patrols into the South-Western Approaches during the Atlantic campaign. In these patrols she sank five allied merchant ships for 6,286 tons. On 17 February 1917, she torpedoed the British Q-ship HMS Farnborough off the Irish coast, but was sunk by Farnborough's hidden armaments when she approached too close. There were just 2 survivors, picked up by Farnborough; 35 of her crew perished. Farnborough was commanded by the submarine hunter Gordon Campbell and had on board later Victoria Cross recipients Ronald Niel Stuart and William Williams.
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 1916 | Niord |  Sweden
|
123 | Sunk |
| 4 February 1917 | Anna Maria |  France
|
141 | Sunk |
| 4 February 1917 | Coquette | France
|
167 | Sunk |
| 6 February 1917 | Crown Point |  United Kingdom
|
5,218 | Sunk |
| 7 February 1917 | Diaz |  Russian Empire
|
637 | Sunk |
| 10 February 1917 | Paquerette | France
|
164 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1917 | HMS Farnborough |  Royal Navy
|
3,207 | Damaged |
References
- ^ a b "U 83 - U-boats of World War I". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Type U-81 boats". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "SM U-83 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.