SM_U-29_(Germany)

SM <i>U-29</i> (Germany)

SM U-29 (Germany)

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-29.

SM U-29[Note 1] was a Type U-27 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy. She served during the First World War.

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U-29's last commander was Captain Otto Weddigen. U-29 was sunk with all hands on 18 March 1915 in the Pentland Firth after being rammed by HMS Dreadnought,[2] the only submarine known to have been purposefully sunk by a battleship.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. [N 2]
    Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

  1. [1]
    Gröner 1991, pp. 6–7.
  2. [2]
    "History.ney.mil, Dreadnought". Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  3. [3]
    Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 29". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

Bibliography

  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

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