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U-73 was engaged in the [[Naval warfare of World War I|naval warfare]] and took part in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]]. |
U-73 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 == |
== Operations known to British Intelligence in WWI == |
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The following are recorded activities of |
The following are recorded activities of SM U-73 known to [[Room 40| British Naval Intelligence, Room 40, 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-73. Possibly Kaptlt. von Voigt. After completion at Danzig in November 1915 joined the Kiel School, where she remained until February 1916, doing trials. She then left for the North Sea and was attached to the 1st Half Flotilla. |
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*1st April - ? 1st May 1916. Left the Bight, northabout for the Mediterranean. Attacked 1 S.S. in the Atlantic and laid mines off Lisbon and Malta. On arriving Cattaro joined the Pola-Cattaro Flotilla. |
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The minelaying cruises of |
The minelaying cruises of U-73 in the Mediterranean cannot be reconstructed. On 7th October 1916 she is reported to have left Pola, and the French put down to her the mine sunk off Cape Male on 12th October, also a minefield in the Gulf of Salonika, and mines in the Gulf of Athens on which 2 Greek ships were blown up. It seems certain that she laid the mine by which the hospital ship BRITANNIC was blown up, one hour after laying of the mine. Possibly the hospital ship BRAEMAER CASTLE was sunk by one of her mines. She suffered from constant machinery trouble in common with her class. At the end of October 1918 she was blown up at Pola or Cattaro." |
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Name | U-73 |
General characteristics |
SM U-73 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-73 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Operations known to British Intelligence in WWI
The following are recorded activities of SM U-73 known to British Naval Intelligence, Room 40, 1914-1918:[1]
"SM U-73. Possibly Kaptlt. von Voigt. After completion at Danzig in November 1915 joined the Kiel School, where she remained until February 1916, doing trials. She then left for the North Sea and was attached to the 1st Half Flotilla.
- 1st April - ? 1st May 1916. Left the Bight, northabout for the Mediterranean. Attacked 1 S.S. in the Atlantic and laid mines off Lisbon and Malta. On arriving Cattaro joined the Pola-Cattaro Flotilla.
The minelaying cruises of U-73 in the Mediterranean cannot be reconstructed. On 7th October 1916 she is reported to have left Pola, and the French put down to her the mine sunk off Cape Male on 12th October, also a minefield in the Gulf of Salonika, and mines in the Gulf of Athens on which 2 Greek ships were blown up. It seems certain that she laid the mine by which the hospital ship BRITANNIC was blown up, one hour after laying of the mine. Possibly the hospital ship BRAEMAER CASTLE was sunk by one of her mines. She suffered from constant machinery trouble in common with her class. At the end of October 1918 she was blown up at Pola or Cattaro."
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. German film from 1917 about a cruise of the German submarine U-35.
- Uboat.net: More detailed information about U-73.
- Room 40: original documents, photos and maps about WWI German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK.