SM U-83
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-83 |
| Ordered | 23 October 1915 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 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] | |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 808 t (795 long tons) surfaced 946 t (931 long tons) submerged |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 70.06 m (229 ft 10 in) (o/a) 55.55 m (182 ft 3 in) (pressure hull) |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (oa) 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull) |
| Height | 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 4.02 m (13 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers |
| 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; 12,910 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 56 nmi (104 km; 64 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 31 enlisted |
| Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kaiserliche Marine IV Flotilla 31 October 1916 - 17 February 1917 |
| Commanders: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kapitänleutnant Bruno Hoppe[3] 6 September 1916 - 17 February 1917 |
| 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 gross register tons (GRT). 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 Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-83". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ Gröner 1985, pp. 38–39.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-83". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
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