SM U 29, Commander Otto Weddigen, leaving harbour for his last cruise
History
German Empire
Name U-29
Ordered 19 February 1912
Builder Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Yard number 19
Launched 11 October 1913
Commissioned 1 August 1914
Fate Rammed and sunk by HMS Dreadnought on 18 March 1915
General characteristics
Class and type German Type U 27 submarine
Displacement
675 t (664 long tons ) surfaced
878 t (864 long tons) submerged
Length 64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a )
Beam 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Draught 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in)
Speed
16.7 knots (30.9 km/h; 19.2 mph) surfaced
9.8 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.3 mph) submerged
Range
8,420 nmi (15,590 km; 9,690 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
85 nmi (157 km; 98 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth 50 m (164 ft)
Complement 4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
IV Flotilla
Unknown start – 18 March 1915
Commanders:
Kptlt. Wilhelm Plange
1 August 1914 – 15 February 1915
Kptlt. Otto Weddigen
16 February – 18 March 1915
Operations:
1 patrol Victories:
4 merchant ships sunk (12,934 GRT )
2 merchant ships damaged (4,317 GRT )
SM U-29 [ Note 1] was a Type U-27 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy . She served during the First World War .
U-29 ' s last commander was Captain Otto Weddigen . U-29 was sunk with all hands on 18 March 1915 in the Pentland Firth after being rammed by HMS Dreadnought ,[ 2] the only submarine known to have been purposefully sunk by a battleship.
Summary of raiding history
References
Notes
^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's ) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine .
^ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
Bibliography
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels . German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4 .
58°42′58.5″N 3°6′52.5″W / 58.716250°N 3.114583°W / 58.716250; -3.114583