S.M.S. U 8 (1911)

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 02:50, 16 January 2015 by Tone (talk | contribs) (→‎See Also)
Jump to navigationJump to search
S.M.S. U 8 (1911)
Builder: Germaniawerft[1]
Launched: 14 Mar, 1911[2]
Sunk: 4 Mar, 1915[3]
Fate: by Maori & Ghurka

S.M.S. U 8 was one of four submarines of the U 5 class.

Service

On 4 March, 1915, U 8 was hunted and blown to the surface by a swarm of destroyers of the Dover Patrol, notably Ghurka, Maori and Viking. The British took 28 prisoners and U 8 sank while under tow.[4]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 175.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 175.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 175.
  4. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 101.

Bibliography


U 5 Class Submarine
  U 5 U 6 U 7 U 8  
<– U 3 Class Submarines (DE) U 9 Class –>
Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=S.M.S._U_8_(1911)&oldid=147460"