| SM U-34 (Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-34 |
| Ordered: | 29 March 1912 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | Werk 194 |
| Laid down: | 7 November 1912 |
| Launched: | 9 May 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 5 October 1914 |
| Status: | Missing as of 18 October 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 31 submarine |
| Displacement: |
685 tons (surfaced) 878 tons (submerged) 971 tons (total) |
| Length: |
64.70 m (overall) 52.36 m (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
6.32 m (overall) 4.05 m (pressure hull) |
| Height: | 7.68 m |
| Draught: | 3.56 m |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel (2 x 950 PS) Electric (2 x 600 PS) 1850 hp (surfaced) 1200 hp (submerged) |
| Speed: |
16.4 knots (surfaced) 9.7 knots (submerged) |
| Range: | 8790 miles @ 8 kn (surfaced) 80 miles @ 5 kn(submerged)[1] |
| Test depth: | 50 m |
| Complement: |
4 officers 31 crewmen |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy: |
| Commanders: |
Claus Rücker [1] 5 Oct 1914 - 11 Dec 1916 Johannes Klasing [2] 12 Dec 1916 - 17 Jan 1918, 14 Mar 1918 - 9 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Wilhelm Canaris[4] 18 Jan 1918 - 13 Mar 1918 |
| Operations: | 17 patrols |
SM U-34 was a German U-Boat of World War I. Launched on May 9, 1914, U-34 sank a total of 119 ships during 17 combat patrols, while damaging another 5 ships. The vessel had three commanders during its time: Claus Rucker, Johannes Klasing, Wilhelm Canaris, and Klasing again, in that order. On October 18, 1918, U-34 sailed for the last time, disappearing with all 38 crew members lost. Although it was claimed that she was depth charged and sunk near Gibraltar by HMS Privet on November 9, 1918, it is believed that the U-Boat had been lost prior to that, but it has never been confirmed one way or the other.
U-34 sailed 17 patrols, sinking 119 ships for a total of 257,652 tons, and damaging another 5 for 14,208 tons.[5]
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