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|name=U 27 | |name=U 27 | ||
|launch=14 Jul, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 176}} | |launch=14 Jul, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 176}} | ||
|builder=[[Danzig | |builder=[[Kaiserliche Werft Danzig]]{{Conways1906|p. 176}} | ||
|fate=Sunk | |fate=Sunk | ||
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|fg=white|bg=black}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''S.M.S. ''U 27''''' was one of | |fg=white|bg=black}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''S.M.S. ''U 27''''' was one of four [[U 27 Class Submarine (1913)|U 27 class submarines]] Germany built. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
On 18 October, U 27 discovered {{UK-E3}} patrolling off the Ems and stalked her unseen from the up-sun side close to 800 yards before firing. E 3 sank rapidly and U 27 did not stop to pick up survivors.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 212}} | On 18 October 1914, ''U 27'' discovered the British {{UK-E3|f=t}} patrolling off the Ems and stalked her unseen from the up-sun side close to 800 yards before firing. ''E 3'' sank rapidly and ''U 27'' did not stop to pick up survivors.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 212}} ''U 27'' became the first submarine to sink another submarine. | ||
On 31 October 1914, ''U 27'' sank the seaplane carrier {{UK-1Hermes}} in the [[Straits of Dover]]. | |||
On 11 March 1915, she sank the {{UK-Bayano|f=t}} off Carswell Point, Stranraer – the third enemy warship she had claimed! | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot: | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of S.M.S. ''U 27''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutDE}}|name=Bernd Wegener|nick=Bernd Wegener|appt=1 August, 1914<ref>[http://uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/391.html Uboat.net]</ref>|end=19 August, 1915<ref>[http://uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/391.html Uboat.net]</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot: | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
{{WP| | * [https://uboat.net/wwi/boats/?boat=27 uboat.net page on the boat] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-27_(Germany)}} | |||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 29 October 2019
| S.M.S. U 27 (1913) | |
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| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig[1] |
| Launched: | 14 Jul, 1913[2] |
| Sunk: | 19 Aug, 1915[3] |
| Fate: | by Baralong |
S.M.S. U 27 was one of four U 27 class submarines Germany built.
Service
On 18 October 1914, U 27 discovered the British submarine E 3 patrolling off the Ems and stalked her unseen from the up-sun side close to 800 yards before firing. E 3 sank rapidly and U 27 did not stop to pick up survivors.[4] U 27 became the first submarine to sink another submarine.
On 31 October 1914, U 27 sank the seaplane carrier Hermes in the Straits of Dover.
On 11 March 1915, she sank the commissioned escort ship Bayano off Carswell Point, Stranraer – the third enemy warship she had claimed!
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Kapitänleutnant Bernd Wegener, 1 August, 1914[5] – 19 August, 1915[6]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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