SMS U-20

Type:
U-19
Builder:
Kaiserliche Werft
Danzig, Germany

Awarded:
November 25, 1910
Keel Laid:
November 7, 1911
Launched:
December 18, 1912
Commissioned:
August 5, 1913
Decommissioned:
N/A
   
Length:
210' 5"
Beam:
20' 5"
Draft:
11' 7"
Displacement:
650 surfaced
837 submerged

Speed:
15 knots surfaced
9.5 knots submerged

Max Depth:
164'
Range:
7,600 NM @ 8 knots surfaced
80 NM @ 5 knots submerged

Armament:
1 x 4.1"/105mm
4 x 20" torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 stern) 6 torpedoes

Crew:
35
Fate:
Nov. 4, 1916 Grounded 19 miles west of Struer, Jutland, Denmark
(56.35.00N - 08.07.50E).

Attempts to refloat unsuccessful. Boat blown up with scuttling charges next day.
Parts of the wreck are still there.
Commanders
Aug. 1, 1914
Dec. 15, 1914:
Otto Dröscher
Dec. 16, 1914
Nov. 5, 1916:
Walther Schwieger

Combat Victories
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Casualties
Nationality
Jan. 30, 1915
Ikaria
Cargo
4,335
N/A
UK
Jan. 30, 1915
N/A
1,484
21
UK
Jan. 30, 1915


Tokomaru
(ex-Westmeath)

Passenger/
Cargo

6,238


0


UK


Mar. 7, 1915
Bengrove
N/A
3,840
N/A
UK
Mar. 9, 1915
Princess Victoria
Cargo
1,108
N/A
UK
Mar. 11, 1915
Florazan
N/A
4,658
N/A
UK
May 5, 1915
Earl of Latham
Sailing Ship
132
0
UK
May 6, 1915
Passenger/
Cargo
5,858
0
UK
May 6, 1915
Passenger/
Cargo
5,945
N/A
UK
May 7, 1915
Passenger
31,550
1,198
UK
July 8, 1915
Marion Lightbody
Sailing Ship
2,176
N/A
Russia
July 9, 1915
Ellesmere
N/A
1,170
N/A
UK
July 9, 1915
Leo
N/A
2,224
N/A
Russia
July 9, 1915
Meadowfield
Cargo
2,750
N/A
UK
July 13, 1915
Lennok
N/A
1,142
N/A
Russia
Sept. 2, 1915
Roumanie
N/A
2,599
N/A
UK
Sept. 3, 1915
Frode
N/A
1,875
N/A
Denmark
Sept. 4, 1915
(Sunk Sept. 6)

Passenger/
Cargo

10,920


32


UK


Sept. 5, 1915
Dictator
Cargo
4,116
N/A
UK
Sept. 5, 1915
Douro
Cargo
1,604
N/A
UK
Sept. 5, 1915
Rhea
N/A
1,145
N/A
Russia
Sept. 6, 1915
Guatemala
Cargo
5,913
N/A
France
Sept. 7, 1915
Cargo
4,530
N/A
France
Sept. 7, 1915
Caroni
Cargo
2,652
N/A
UK
Sept. 8, 1915
Mora
Cargo
3,047
N/A
UK
May 1, 1916
Bernadette
Sailing Ship
486
N/A
France
May 1, 1916
Ruabon
Cargo
2,004
N/A
UK
May 3, 1916
Molinos
N/A
1,946
N/A
France
May 6, 1916
Galgate
N/A
2,356
N/A
UK
May 8, 1916
(Sunk May 9)

Passenger


13,096


5


UK


Aug. 1, 1916
Aaro
N/A
2,603
N/A
UK
Sept. 26, 1916
Thelma
Cargo
1,002
N/A
UK
Oct. 18, 1916
Duncan
N/A
2,510
N/A
UK
Oct. 23, 1916
Arromanches
N/A
1,640
N/A
France
Oct. 23, 1916
Chieri
N/A
4,400
N/A
Italy
Oct. 23, 1916
Felix Louis
N/A
274
N/A
France
Total 36 ships sunk
145,328 tons
Damaged
Aug. 29, 1916
Ibo (Portugal)
Oct. 26, 1916
Fabian (UK)


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