For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-57.
| SM U-57 | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-57 |
| Ordered: | 6 October 1914 |
| Builder: | A.G. Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down: | 25 August 1915 |
| Launched: | 29 April 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 6 July 1916 |
| Fate: | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherburg in 1921. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement: | 786 tons(sf) 954 (sm) |
| Length: | 67 m |
| Draft: | 3.79 m |
| Speed: | 14.7 kn (sf) 8.4 (sm) |
| Test depth: | ~50 m (164 feet) |
| Armament: |
Deck gun: 88mm 276 rounds Torpedoes: 6, 2/2 (bow / stern tubes) |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Commanders: |
Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg [1] 6 Jul 1916 - 19 Dec 1917 Günther Sperling [2] 20 Dec 1917 - 6 Mar 1918 Walter Stein [3] 7 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 |
| Operations: |
7 patrols 55 ships sunk for a total of 91,462 tons. 5 ships sunk for a total of 10,157 tons. 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,250 tons.[1] |
SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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