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SM U-44 7th May 1915   SM U-44 was a Type U 43 u-boat, built at Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 22), ordered 10 Jul 1913, launched 15 Oct 1914 and commissioned on 7 May 1915. Commanded by Paul Wagenführ she undertook 6 patrols with III Flotilla claiming 22 ships sunk with a total of 72,542 tons, 1 ship damaged with a total of 4,154 tons, 3 ships taken as prize with a total of 430 tons, 1 ship damaged with a total of 1,250 tons. 25 Mar 1916 Ottomar 327 ru 27 Mar 1916 Manchester Engineer 4,302 br 29 Mar 1916 Begonia (damaged) 1,250 br 30 Mar 1916 Bell 3,765 nw 31 Mar 1916 Achilles 7,043 br 31 Mar 1916 Goldmouth 7,446 br 31 Mar 1916 Hans Gude 1,110 nw 1 Apr 1916 Ashburton 4,445 br 27 Sep 1916 Thurso 1,244 br 16 Jan 1917 Baron Sempill 1,607 br 23 Jan 1917 Agnes (prize) 125 br 23 Jan 1917 George E. Benson (prize) 155 br 23 Jan 1917 Vera (prize) 150 br 6 Mar 1917 Caldergrove 4,327 br 6 Mar 1917 Fenay Lodge 3,223 br 7 Mar 1917 Ohio 8,719 fr 8 Mar 1917 Dunbarmoor 3,651 br 8 Mar 1917 Silas 750 nw 10 Mar 1917 Aracataca (damaged) 4,154 br 14 Mar 1917 Bray Head 3,077 br 16 Mar 1917 Narragansett 9,196 br 28 Apr 1917 Vacuum 2,551 am 2 May 1917 Natuna 1,121 nw 21 Jul 1917 Robert Smith 211 br 24 Jul 1917 Thorsdal 2,200 nw 27 Jul 1917 John Hays Hammond 132 am 5 Aug 1917 Bracondale 2,095 br On the 12th of Aug 1917 U44 was rammed by HMS Oracle off southern Norway at 58.51N 04.20E. and sank with the loss of all hands, 44 dead. There was another U 44 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 5 Aug 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Nov 1939. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-44? There are:0 items tagged SM U-44 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-44 during the Great War 1914-1918.