For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-23.
| SM U-23 (Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-23 |
| Ordered: | 18 March 1911 |
| Builder: | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost: | 2,808,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number: | 117 |
| Laid down: | 21 December 1911 |
| Launched: | 12 April 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 11 September 1913 |
| Fate: | 20 Jul 1915 - torpedoed and sunk by HMS C27 |
| General characteristics Ocean-going diesel submarine | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 23 submarine |
| Displacement: |
669 t (737 short tons) ↑ 864 t (952 short tons) ↓ |
| Length: | 64.70 m (212.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shafts 2 × Germania 6-cylinder two stroke diesel motors with 1,800 PS (1,800 hp) 2 × SSW double Motordynamos with 1,200 PS (1,200 hp) 450rpm ↑ 330 rpm ↓ |
| Speed: |
16.7 knots (30.9 km/h) ↑ 10.3 knots (19.1 km/h) ↓ |
| Range: |
97,910 nautical miles (112,670 mi; 181,330 km) @ 8 kn ↑ 85 nautical miles (98 mi; 157 km) @ 5 kn ↓ |
| Test depth: | about 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 31 men |
| Armament: |
4 x 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 gun |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy Flotilla, |
| Commanders: |
Erwin Weisbach 1 Aug 1914 - 25 Nov 1914 Hans Adam Egewolf 18 Dec 1914 - 12 Jan 1915 Hans Schulthess 13 Jan 1915 - 20 Jul 1915[1] |
| Operations: | 3 patrols[1] |
| Victories: | 12 ships sunk for a total of 16,550 tons; 1 ship captured for a total of 3,538 tons. |
SM U-23 was one of the 329 U-boats serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-23 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-23 served on 3 war patrols, sinking a total of 7 ships for 8,822 tons. She was baited by the Q ship Princess Louise and torpedoed by HMS C27 at 58°55′N 0°14′E / 58.917°N 0.233°ECoordinates: 58°55′N 0°14′E / 58.917°N 0.233°E, between the Orkney and Shetland Islands off Fair Isle. Twenty four men died and 10 survived.[1]
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