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U-44 was engaged in the [[Naval warfare of World War I|naval warfare]] and took part in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]]. Launched in 1915, she was sunk in July 1917. |
U-44 was engaged in the [[Naval warfare of World War I|naval warfare]] and took part in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]]. Launched in 1915, she was sunk in July 1917. |
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== Operations known to British Intelligence == |
== Operations known to British Intelligence in WWI == |
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The following are recorded activities of SM U-44 known to [[Room 40| |
The following are recorded activities of SM U-44 known to [[Room 40| British Naval Intelligence, Room 40 in 1914-1918]]:<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives, Kew: HW 7/3, Room 40, History of German Naval Warfare 1914-1918] (Published below - Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918)</ref> |
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SM U-44, under the command of [[Paul Wagenführ]], was completed at Danzig about June or July 1915. She later joined the Kiel School, where she remained until 20 August 1915 undergoing trials. She then proceeded to the North Sea and was attached to the 3rd Half Flotilla. |
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*25 – 26 September 1915. On Bight patrol. |
*25 – 26 September 1915. On Bight patrol. |
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*{{cite book |title=Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten. 5 Vols |last=Spindler |first=Arno |year=1932,1933,1934,1941/1964,1966|publisher= Mittler & Sohn. Vols. 4+5, dealing with 1917+18, are very hard to find: [[Guildhall Library]], London, has them all, also Vol. 1-3 in an English translation: The submarine war against commerce|location=Berlin }} |
*{{cite book |title=Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten. 5 Vols |last=Spindler |first=Arno |year=1932,1933,1934,1941/1964,1966|publisher= Mittler & Sohn. Vols. 4+5, dealing with 1917+18, are very hard to find: [[Guildhall Library]], London, has them all, also Vol. 1-3 in an English translation: The submarine war against commerce|location=Berlin }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914-1918|last=Beesly |first=Patrick |year=1982 |publisher= H Hamilton |location=London |isbn=978-0241108642 }} |
*{{cite book |title=Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914-1918|last=Beesly |first=Patrick |year=1982 |publisher= H Hamilton |location=London |isbn=978-0241108642 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=A Naval History of World War I|last=Halpern |first=Paul G. |year= |
*{{cite book |title=A Naval History of World War I|last=Halpern |first=Paul G. |year=1995 |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |isbn=978-1857284980 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine |last=Roessler |first=Eberhard |year=1997 |publisher= Bernard & Graefe |location=Bonn |isbn=978-3763759637 }} |
*{{cite book |title=Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine |last=Roessler |first=Eberhard |year=1997 |publisher= Bernard & Graefe |location=Bonn |isbn=978-3763759637 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Die U-Boote des Kaisers |last=Schroeder |first=Joachim |year=2002 |publisher= Bernard & Graefe |location=Bonn |isbn=978-3763762354 }} |
*{{cite book |title=Die U-Boote des Kaisers |last=Schroeder |first=Joachim |year=2002 |publisher= Bernard & Graefe |location=Bonn |isbn=978-3763762354 }} |
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SM U-44 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-44 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Launched in 1915, she was sunk in July 1917.
Operations known to British Intelligence in WWI
The following are recorded activities of SM U-44 known to British Naval Intelligence, Room 40 in 1914-1918:[1]
SM U-44, under the command of Paul Wagenführ, was completed at Danzig about June or July 1915. She later joined the Kiel School, where she remained until 20 August 1915 undergoing trials. She then proceeded to the North Sea and was attached to the 3rd Half Flotilla.
- 25 – 26 September 1915. On Bight patrol.
- 5 - 10 October, 16 - 21 October, and 26 - 29 October 1915. Bight patrols.
- 14 - 25 December 1915. North Sea cruise.
- 17 - 28 January 1916. North Sea cruise to N.E. coast of England.
- 18 March - 17 April 1916. Northabout to Channel approach, was possibly submarine which torpedoed H.M.S. BEGONIA. Sank 5 S.S., 2 sailing vessels.
- 17 May - 3 June 1916. North Sea patrol (Jutland Battle).
- 16 - 21 July 1916. North Sea patrol, Returned with defect.
- 26 July - 5 August 1916. North Sea. Returned owing to bad weather.
- 16 - 21 August 1916. North Sea patrol.
- 17 September - 29 September 1916. Cruise to Fair Island Channel, sank 2 S.S., 1 armed yacht, 1 armed trawler.
- 1 - 25 January 1917. Northabout to S.W. of Ireland. Returned with fracture of propeller shaft. Sank 1 S.S., 3 prizes (trawlers).
- 19 February 1917. Left for the North, but returned next day with defect.
- 24 February - 24 March 1917. Northabout to Atlantic. Sank 3 sailing vessels, and 5 S.S.
- 23 April - ? 7 May 1917. Northabout ? to west of Ireland. Sank 1 sailing vessel ? 1 S.S.
- 17 July 1917. Northabout to north west of Ireland and the Atlantic. 2 S.S. sunk, also S.S. Belgian Prince on 31 July, survivors being lined up on submarines deck and drowned. On 12 August 1917 sunk by HMS Oracle at 58°50'N., 4°20'E.
Note: S.S. = Steam Ship; S.V. = Sailing Vessel; northabout, Muckle Flugga, Fair I. = around Scotland; Sound, Belts, Kattegat = via North of Denmark to/from German Baltic ports; Bight = to/from German North Sea ports; success = sinking of ships
See also
Notes
- ^ National Archives, Kew: HW 7/3, Room 40, History of German Naval Warfare 1914-1918 (Published below - Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918)
References
- Spindler, Arno (1932,1933,1934,1941/1964,1966). Der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten. 5 Vols. Berlin: Mittler & Sohn. Vols. 4+5, dealing with 1917+18, are very hard to find: Guildhall Library, London, has them all, also Vol. 1-3 in an English translation: The submarine war against commerce.
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(help) - Beesly, Patrick (1982). Room 40: British Naval Intelligence 1914-1918. London: H Hamilton. ISBN 978-0241108642.
- Halpern, Paul G. (1995). A Naval History of World War I. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1857284980.
- Roessler, Eberhard (1997). Die Unterseeboote der Kaiserlichen Marine. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 978-3763759637.
- Schroeder, Joachim (2002). Die U-Boote des Kaisers. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 978-3763762354.
- Koerver, Hans Joachim (2008). Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol I., The Fleet in Action. Steinbach: LIS Reinisch. ISBN 978-3-902433-76-3.
- Koerver, Hans Joachim (2009). Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol II., The Fleet in Being. Steinbach: LIS Reinisch. ISBN 978-3-902433-77-0.
External links
- Photos of cruises of German submarine U-54 in 1916-1918.
- A 44 min. film from 1917 about a cruise of the German submarine U-35. A German propaganda film without dead or wounded; many details about submarine warfare in WWI.
- Uboat.net: More detailed information about U-44.
- Room 40: original documents, photos and maps about WWI German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK.