SM U-57
German Submarine
U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920
History
German Empire
Name U-57
Ordered 6 October 1914
Builder A.G. Weser, Bremen
Yard number 212
Laid down 25 August 1915
Launched 29 April 1916
Commissioned 6 July 1916
Fate 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921.
General characteristics
Class and type Type U 57 submarine
Displacement
786 t (774 long tons ) surfaced
956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa)
4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power
2 × 1,800 PS (1,324 kW ; 1,775 shp ) surfaced
2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion 2 shafts
Speed
14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
7,730 nmi (14,320 km; 8,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth 50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement 36
Armament
Service record
Part of:
II Flotilla
7 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg[ 2]
6 July 1916 – 19 December 1917
Oblt.z.S. Günther Sperling[ 3]
20 December 1917 - 6 March 1918
Oblt.z.S. Walter Stein[ 4]
7 March – 11 November 1918
Operations:
7 patrols Victories:
55 merchant ships sunk (91,606 GRT )
1 warship sunk (1,250 tons)[ 5]
6 merchant ships damaged (14,363 GRT )
1 auxiliary warship damaged (1,372 GRT )
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
Date
Name
Nationality
Tonnage[ Note 1]
Fate[ 6]
24 September 1916
Ranee
United Kingdom
194
Damaged
24 September 1916
Albatross
United Kingdom
158
Sunk
24 September 1916
Aphelion
United Kingdom
197
Sunk
24 September 1916
Briton
United Kingdom
134
Sunk
24 September 1916
Devonshire
United Kingdom
148
Sunk
24 September 1916
Laila
Norway
807
Sunk
24 September 1916
Marguerite
United Kingdom
151
Sunk
24 September 1916
Otter
United Kingdom
123
Sunk
24 September 1916
Sunshine
United Kingdom
185
Sunk
24 September 1916
Tarantula
United Kingdom
155
Sunk
24 September 1916
Otterhound
United Kingdom
150
Sunk
25 September 1916
Cynthia
United Kingdom
133
Sunk
25 September 1916
Fisher Prince
United Kingdom
125
Sunk
25 September 1916
Gamecock
United Kingdom
151
Sunk
25 September 1916
Harrier
United Kingdom
162
Sunk
25 September 1916
Loch Ness
United Kingdom
176
Sunk
25 September 1916
Nil Desperandum
United Kingdom
148
Sunk
25 September 1916
Quebec
United Kingdom
133
Sunk
25 September 1916
Seal
United Kingdom
135
Sunk
25 September 1916
St. Hilda
United Kingdom
94
Sunk
25 September 1916
Trinidad
United Kingdom
147
Sunk
23 October 1916
HMS Genista
Royal Navy
1,250
Sunk
26 October 1916
Rowanmore
United Kingdom
10,320
Sunk
30 October 1916
Floreal
United Kingdom
163
Sunk
31 October 1916
Saturn
Norway
1,108
Sunk
18 January 1917
Manchester Inventor
United Kingdom
4,247
Sunk
22 January 1917
Euphrates
Belgium
2,809
Sunk
22 January 1917
Minho
Portugal
179
Sunk
22 January 1917
Trevean
United Kingdom
3,081
Sunk
26 January 1917
Bisagno
Italy
2,252
Sunk
22 March 1917
Sirius
Norway
1,053
Sunk
27 March 1917
Holgate
United Kingdom
2,604
Sunk
28 March 1917
Gafsa
United Kingdom
3,974
Sunk
29 March 1917
Crispin
United Kingdom
3,965
Sunk
29 March 1917
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
3,965
Sunk
30 March 1917
HMS Lady Patricia
Royal Navy
1,372
Damaged
31 March 1917
Braefield
United Kingdom
427
Sunk
5 April 1917
Ebenezer
Denmark
181
Sunk
12 May 1917
Refugio
United Kingdom
2,642
Sunk
14 May 1917
Arlington Court
United Kingdom
4,346
Damaged
19 May 1917
Farnham
United Kingdom
3,102
Sunk
24 May 1917
Belgian
United Kingdom
3,657
Sunk
1 June 1917
Teal
United Kingdom
141
Sunk
2 July 1917
May Flower
Sweden
55
Sunk
5 July 1917
Cuyahoga
United Kingdom
4,586
Sunk
7 July 1917
Tarquah
United Kingdom
3,859
Sunk
8 July 1917
Pegu
United Kingdom
6,348
Sunk
10 July 1917
Garmoyle
United Kingdom
1,229
Sunk
16 July 1917
Benguela
United Kingdom
5,530
Damaged
8 October 1917
Aylevarroo
United Kingdom
908
Sunk
8 October 1917
Richard De Larrinaga
United Kingdom
5,591
Sunk
12 October 1917
Cape Corso
United Kingdom
3,890
Damaged
12 October 1917
Georgios Markettos
Greece
2,269
Sunk
13 October 1917
Diu
Portugal
5,556
Sunk
14 October 1917
East Wales
United Kingdom
4,321
Sunk
20 October 1917
Norden
Sweden
703
Sunk
28 November 1917
Perm
Denmark
1,312
Sunk
29 November 1917
Pierre
France
112
Sunk
30 November 1917
Courage
United Kingdom
51
Sunk
30 November 1917
Gazelle
United Kingdom
40
Sunk
30 November 1917
Lustre
United Kingdom
48
Damaged
3 December 1917
Copeland
United Kingdom
1,184
Sunk
6 December 1917
Saint Antoine De Padoue
France
355
Damaged
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels . Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4 .