For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-27.
| SM U-27 (Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-27 |
| Ordered: | 19 February 1912 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Launched: | 14 July 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 8 May 1914 |
| Fate: | Sunk 19 August 1915 in Western Approaches. 37 dead. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 27 submarine |
| Displacement: |
685 tons surfaced 878 tons submerged[1] |
| Length: | 64.7 m (212.3 ft)[2] |
| Beam: | 6.32 m (20.7 ft)[2] |
| Draught: | 3.48 m (11.4 ft)[2] |
| Speed: |
16.4 knots (30.4 km/h) (surfaced) 9.8 knots (18.1 km/h) (submerged) |
| Range: |
9,770 nautical miles (18,090 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) (surfaced) 85 nautical miles (157 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged) |
| Test depth: | 50 m (164.0 ft) |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy: IV Flottille |
| Commanders: | Bernhard Wegener: 1 Aug 1914 - 19 Aug 1915 |
| Operations: | 3 |
| Victories: | 9 ships sunk for a total of 29,402 tons |
SM U-27 was a German Type U-27 U-boat built for service in the Imperial German Navy. She was launched on 14 July 1913, and commissioned on 8 May 1914 with Kapitänleutnant Bernhard Wegener in command.
On 18 October 1914, the British submarine HMS E3 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by U-27. This was the first action in which one submarine sank another.
Other encounters[]
- 31 October 1914, U-27 sank the seaplane carrier HMS Hermes in the Straits of Dover, in position 51°06.3′N 001°50.3′E / 51.105°N 1.8383°E.[3]
- 11 March 1915, U-27 sank the armed merchant cruiser HMS Bayano off Carswell Point, Stranraer at position 55°3′N 5°26′W / 55.05°N 5.433°W.[4]
- 18 May 1915 – Drumcree (
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) was torpedoed and sunk by U-27 eleven miles NE of Trevose Head in Cornwall. She was in ballast from Barry to Port Arthur, Texas.[5] - 19 May 1915 – Dumfries ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) was torpedoed and sunk by U-27 13 miles north of Trevose Head. She was carrying coal from Cardiff to Livorno with the loss of two lives[6]
- 25 August 1916 (??), sank Duke of Albany 20 nmi (23 mi; 37 km) off the Pentland Skerries.
Fate[]
On 19 August 1915, U-27 was sunk in the Western Approaches in position 50°43′N 07°22′W / 50.717°N 7.367°WCoordinates: 50°43′N 07°22′W / 50.717°N 7.367°W by gunfire from Q-Ship HMS Baralong, and her entire crew including Bernhard Wegener was killed in the so-called Baralong Incident.
Notes[]
- ↑ Uboat.net U 27 type
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Uboat.net
- ↑ HMS Hermes at www.wrecksite.eu
- ↑ "Record for HMS Bayano". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 19 June 2007. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/102639/details/hms+bayano+north+channel/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ↑ Lettens, Jan. "SS Drumcree [+1915"]. wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11339. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ Lettens, Jan. "SS Dumfries [+1915"]. wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11340. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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