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SS British Transport
31st May 1916 SM U-49
Type U 43
Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 27)
Ordered 4 Aug 1914
Launched 26 Nov 1915
Commissioned 31 May 1916
Commanders
31 May 1916 - 11 Sep 1917 Richard Hartmann
Career 6 patrols
7 Aug 1916 - 11 Sep 1917 III Flotilla
Successes 38 ships sunk with a total of 86,320 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 2,609 tons.
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 566 tons.
29 Sep 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Haarfagre (prize) 566 nw
- 29 Sep 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Nornen 215 nw
- 1 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Seatonia 3,533 br
- 2 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Caswell 245 br
- 2 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Harfat Castle 274 br
- 2 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Kyoto 282 br
- 8 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Columbian 8,580 am
- 9 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Balto 3,538 nw
- 9 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Fordalen 2,835 nw
- 10 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Camma 794 nw
- 11 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Barbara 2,831 gr
- 11 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Ragnar 2,123 da
- 12 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Lady Carrington 3,269 br
- 12 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Leda (damaged) 1,140 nl
- 12 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Therese 1,333 da
- 15 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann La Briantais 255 fr
- 15 Nov 1916 U 49 Richard Hartmann Lorca 4,129 br
- 19 Feb 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Sigrid 2,194 ru
- 27 Feb 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Galgorm Castle 1,596 br
- 27 Feb 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Luigino B. 1,971 it
- 27 Feb 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Tritonia 4,445 br
- 3 Mar 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Newstead 2,836 br
- 3 Mar 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Sagamore 5,197 br
- 5 May 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Snig 2,115 nw
- 8 May 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Petunia 1,749 br
- 11 May 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Barrister 3,679 br
- 14 May 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Carnmoney 1,299 br
- 17 May 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann George Pyman 3,859 br
- 1 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Stalheim (damaged) 1,469 nw
- 3 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Cimbria 234 da
- 3 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Mary Boyes 101 da
- 3 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Proefneming I 112 nl
- 3 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Thor 105 nl
- 8 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Obuasi 4,416 br
- 10 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann King David 3,680 br
- 12 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Muirfield 3,086 br
- 15 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Dudhope 2,086 br
- 16 Jul 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Lamia L. 2,220 it
- 11 Sep 1917 U 49 Richard Hartmann Vienna 4,170 br
Fate 11 Sep 1917 - Rammed in Biscay and sunk by gunfire from SS British Transport at 4617N 1442W. 43 dead (all hands lost).
There was another U 49 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jun 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Aug 1939.
John Doran
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