SM U-57 explained

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.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
24 September 1916Ranee United Kingdom194Damaged
24 September 1916Albatross United Kingdom158Sunk
24 September 1916Aphelion United Kingdom197Sunk
24 September 1916Briton United Kingdom134Sunk
24 September 1916Devonshire United Kingdom148Sunk
24 September 1916Laila Norway807Sunk
24 September 1916Marguerite United Kingdom151Sunk
24 September 1916Otter United Kingdom123Sunk
24 September 1916Sunshine United Kingdom185Sunk
24 September 1916Tarantula United Kingdom155Sunk
24 September 1916Otterhound United Kingdom150Sunk
25 September 1916Cynthia United Kingdom133Sunk
25 September 1916Fisher Prince United Kingdom125Sunk
25 September 1916Gamecock United Kingdom151Sunk
25 September 1916Harrier United Kingdom162Sunk
25 September 1916Loch Ness United Kingdom176Sunk
25 September 1916Nil Desperandum United Kingdom148Sunk
25 September 1916Quebec United Kingdom133Sunk
25 September 1916Seal United Kingdom135Sunk
25 September 1916St. Hilda United Kingdom94Sunk
25 September 1916Trinidad United Kingdom147Sunk
23 October 1916HMS Genista1,250Sunk
26 October 1916Rowanmore United Kingdom10,320Sunk
30 October 1916Floreal United Kingdom163Sunk
31 October 1916Saturn Norway1,108Sunk
18 January 1917Manchester Inventor United Kingdom4,247Sunk
22 January 1917Euphrates Belgium2,809Sunk
22 January 1917Minho Portugal179Sunk
22 January 1917Trevean United Kingdom3,081Sunk
26 January 1917Bisagno2,252Sunk
22 March 1917Sirius Norway1,053Sunk
27 March 1917Holgate United Kingdom2,604Sunk
28 March 1917Gafsa United Kingdom3,974Sunk
29 March 1917Crispin United Kingdom3,965Sunk
29 March 1917Lincolnshire United Kingdom3,965Sunk
30 March 1917HMS Lady Patricia1,372Damaged
31 March 1917Braefield United Kingdom427Sunk
5 April 1917Ebenezer Denmark181Sunk
12 May 1917Refugio United Kingdom2,642Sunk
14 May 1917Arlington Court United Kingdom4,346Damaged
19 May 1917Farnham United Kingdom3,102Sunk
24 May 1917Belgian United Kingdom3,657Sunk
1 June 1917Teal United Kingdom141Sunk
2 July 1917May Flower Sweden55Sunk
5 July 1917Cuyahoga United Kingdom4,586Sunk
7 July 1917Tarquah United Kingdom3,859Sunk
8 July 1917Pegu United Kingdom6,348Sunk
10 July 1917Garmoyle United Kingdom1,229Sunk
16 July 1917Benguela United Kingdom5,530Damaged
8 October 1917Aylevarroo United Kingdom908Sunk
8 October 1917Richard De Larrinaga United Kingdom5,591Sunk
12 October 1917Cape Corso United Kingdom3,890Damaged
12 October 1917Georgios Markettos Greece2,269Sunk
13 October 1917Diu Portugal5,556Sunk
14 October 1917East Wales United Kingdom4,321Sunk
20 October 1917Norden Sweden703Sunk
28 November 1917Perm Denmark1,312Sunk
29 November 1917Pierre France112Sunk
30 November 1917Courage United Kingdom51Sunk
30 November 1917Gazelle United Kingdom40Sunk
30 November 1917Lustre United Kingdom48Damaged
3 December 1917Copeland United Kingdom1,184Sunk
6 December 1917Saint Antoine De Padoue France355Damaged

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Notes and References

  1. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
  2. u57. U 57. 1boat. 9 January 2015.

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