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'''SM U-71''' was one of 329 [[submarine]]s serving in the Imperial German Navy ([[Kaiserliche Marine]]) in [[World War I]]. |
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''U-71'' was engaged in the [[Naval warfare of World War I|naval warfare]] and took part in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]]. |
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== Operations known to British Intelligence== |
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The following are recorded activities of SM U-71 known to [[Room 40|British Naval Intelligence]]:<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-71. ''' Kaptlt. Gude. In August 1918 Kaptlt. Richard Scheurlen. Came off the stocks at Hamburg (Vulcan) in January 1916, and joined the Kiel School where she remained until 7 April 1916, when she entered the North Sea, to join the 1st Half Flotilla. |
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12 April - ? 21 April 1916. Apparently cruising in North Sea. |
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21 June - 8 July 1916. Northabout. Laid mines off [[Skerryvore]]. |
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14 October - 4 November 1916. Skagerrak. Sank 3 S.S., 1 sailing vessel. |
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11 December - 23 December 1916. North Sea. Sank 2 S.S., 2 sailing vessels. |
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10 January - 22 January 1917. Minelaying in North Sea, St. Magnus Bay, [[Shetland]] Isles. Returned owing to bad weather and overheating of engine. |
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6 February - 21 February 1917. ? Laid mines in Loch Ewe, [[The Minch|North Minch]], off [[Butt of Lewis]], Broad Bay and [[Firth of Lorn|Firth of Lorne]]. |
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At sea 16 May 1917 - 8 June 1917. Possible laid mines off Tory I. Sank 1 S.S., 2 sailing vessels. |
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7 July - 26 July 1917. North Sea. Locality of her mines not fixed. Sank 223 tons. |
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1/5 September 1917. Went out 3 times and returned, the last time with defects. |
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10 October - 14 October 1917. In Baltic. Returned with defects. |
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20 December - 24 December 1917. Laid mines off Dutch coast. |
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29 December 1917 - 2 January 1918. Laid mines off Dutch coast. ? Took 1 prize. |
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18 January - 23 January 1918. Laid mines off Dutch coast. |
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4 February - 15 February 1918. Laid mines off Dutch coast. Emerged from Skagerrak and returned by Sound. |
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18 March - 29 March 1918. Laid mines off Dutch coast. Went out by Skagerrak. Returned to Bight. |
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23 April - 2 May 1918. Laid mines off [[Firth of Forth]]. |
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18 June - 24 June 1918. Laid mines off Aberdeen. |
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Early in July - 22 July 1918. Laid mines off Firth of Forth. |
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? 29 September - 11 October 1918. ? Dutch coast. Submarine reports “Task given up.” |
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23 February 1919. Surrendered at Harwich. |
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<small>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.</small> |
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== See also == |
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*[[List of U-boats]] |
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*[[Room 40]] |
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== Notes == |
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== References == |
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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 }} |
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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 }} |
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*{{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 }} |
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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 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol I., The Fleet in Action|last=Koerver |first=Hans Joachim |year=2008 |publisher=LIS Reinisch |location=Steinbach |isbn=978-3-902433-76-3 }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918. Vol II., The Fleet in Being|last=Koerver |first=Hans Joachim |year=2009 |publisher=LIS Reinisch |location=Steinbach |isbn=978-3-902433-77-0 }} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.u54.suedholland-ferienhaus.de/html/s_m__u_54.html Photos of cruises of German submarine U-54 in 1916-1918.] In German. |
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*[http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/PY/269/see-the-film-the_enchanted_circle A 1917 German film.] Featuring fictional ''U-35'', it contains many details about submarine warfare in WWI. |
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*[http://uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=71 Uboat.net:] More detailed information on ''U-71''. |
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*[http://germannavalwarfare.info/indexbr.htm Room 40] Original documents, photos, and maps on WWI German submarine warfare and British Intelligence from [[The National Archives]], Kew, Richmond, UK. |
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[[Category:World War I submarines of Germany]] |