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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

SM U-17



   SM U-17

Type U 17 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 11) Ordered 6 May 1910 Laid down 1 Oct 1910 Launched 16 Apr 1912 Commissioned 3 Nov 1912.
Commanders.
1 Aug 1914 - 7 Mar 1915 Oblt. Johannes Feldkirchner.
2 Mar 1915 - 9 Jan 1916 Hans Walther

Career 4 patrols start date unknown - 10 Jan 1916 Baltic Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown II Flotilla 10 Jan 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 training Flotilla

Successes 11 ships sunk with a total of 15,122 tons. 2 ships taken as prize with a total of 4,956 tons.

  • 20 Oct 1914 U 17 Johannes Feldkirchner Glitra 866 British
  • 12 Jun 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Cocos 85 Danish
  • 12 Jun 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Desabla 6,047 British
  • 18 Jun 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Ailsa 876 British
  • 8 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Glenravel 1,092 British
  • 8 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Malmland 3,676 Swedish
  • 10 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Utopia 155 British
  • 14 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Gloria 130 British
  • 15 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Götaland (p.) 3,538 Swedish
  • 15 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Marie 158 Danish
  • 16 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Romulus 819 Norway
  • 16 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Tello 1,218 Norway
  • 24 Oct 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Rumina (p.) 1,418 Swedish

Fate 27 Jan 1919 - Stricken, broken up at the Imperial Dockyard, Kiel. Pressure hull sold to Stinnes, Hamburg on 3 Feb, 1920. .

On 20 October, 1914 this boat was the first to sink a merchant vessel. This was the British steamer SS Glitra, which was sunk in strict accordance with prize rules.

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