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SM U-22 (Germany)

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|Ship image=SM Unterseeboot 22 (front).JPG

|Ship caption=A German WWI period postcard of U-22

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{{Infobox ship career

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|Ship country=German Empire

|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}

| Ship name=U-22

| Ship ordered=25 November 1910

|Ship builder=Kaiserliche Werft Danzig

|Ship original cost=2,450,000 Goldmark

|Ship yard number=16

| Ship laid down=14 November 1911

| Ship launched=6 March 1913

| Ship commissioned=25 November 1913

| Ship fate=Surrendered 1 December 1918; broken up 1919-22

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Ship class=German Type U 19 submarine

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|650|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}} surfaced

  • {{convert|837|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged

|Ship length={{convert|64.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|6.10|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|Ship height={{convert|7.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught={{convert|3.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*2 shafts

  • 2 × MAN 8-cylinder two stroke diesel motors with {{convert|1700|PS|kW shp
1|abbr=on}}
  • 2 × AEG double Motordynamos with {{convert|1200|PS|kW shp
    • 1|abbr=on}}
  • 320 rpm submerged

    • |Ship speed=*{{convert|15.4|kn}} surfaced

    • {{convert|9.5|kn}} submerged

    |Ship range=*{{convert|9700|nmi}} at 8 kn surfaced

    • {{convert|80|nmi}} at 5 kn submerged

    |Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

    |Ship boats=1 dingi

    |Ship complement=4 officers, 31 men

    |Ship sensors=

    |Ship EW=

    |Ship armament=*4 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes

    |Ship notes=

    }}

    {{Infobox service record

    |is_ship=yes

    |is_multi=yes

    |partof=*III Flotilla

    • 1 August 1914 – 23 August 1916
    • Baltic Flotilla
    • 23 August 1916 – 16 March 1917
    • III Flotilla
    • 16 March 1917 – 11 November 1918

    |commanders=*Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe{{cite Uboat.net

    |id=129

    |name=Bruno Hoppe

    |type=1comm

    |accessdate=15 March 2015

    }}

    • 25 November 1913 – 22 August 1916
    • Oblt.z.S. Karl Scherb{{cite Uboat.net

    |id=291

    |name=Karl Scherb

    |type=1comm

    |accessdate=15 March 2015

    }}

    • 23 August 1916 – 31 May 1917
    • Oblt.z.S. Hinrich Hermann Hashagen{{cite Uboat.net

    |id=115

    |name=Hinrich Hermann Hashagen

    |type=1comm

    |accessdate=15 March 2015

    }}

    • 1 June 1917 – 11 November 1918

    |operations=14 patrols

    |victories=*41 merchant ships sunk
    ({{GRT|38,435}})

    • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
      ({{GRT|8,086}})
    • 3 merchant ships damaged
      ({{GRT|8,988}})
    • 1 merchant ship taken as prize
      ({{GRT|1,170}})

    }}

    SM U-22{{#tag:ref|"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.|group=Note}} was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-22 was engaged in commerce war as part of the naval warfare, during the First Battle of the Atlantic.

    U-22 had a career of 14 patrols, sinking 43 ships for a total of 46,521 tons. In addition, she damaged three ships totalling 8,988 tons, and captured 1 prize worth 1,170 tons.

    Oblt.z.S. Hashagen was the most successful, sinking 28 of the vessels, the largest being the British passenger steamer California at 5,629 tons. She was sunk {{convert|145|nmi}} NWxN3/4N of Cape Villano on 17 October 1917.{{cite Uboat.net

    |id=22

    |name=U 22

    |type=1sub

    }}

    U-22 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 1 December 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold (with one of her engines) by the British Admiralty to Hughes Bolckow on 3 March 1919 for £2,975, and was broken up at Blyth between 25 April 1919 and 1922.{{cite book |last1=Dodson |first1=Aidan |last2=Cant |first2=Serena |title=Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars |date=2020 |publisher=Seaforth |location=Barnsley |isbn=978-1-5267-4198-1 |page=123}}

    Summary of raiding history

    class="wikitable sortable"
    width="160px"|Date

    ! width="180px"|Name

    ! width="200px"|Nationality

    ! width="25px" |Tonnage Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

    ! width="200px"|Fate{{cite Uboat.net

    |id=u22

    |name=U 22

    |type=1boat

    |accessdate=15 March 2015

    }}

    align="right"|21 January 1915

    |align="left" |{{SMU|U-7|Germany|2}}

    |align="left" |{{navy|German Empire}}

    |align="right"|

    |align="left" |Sunk by accident (friendly fire)

    align="right"|21 April 1915

    |align="left" |Ruth

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|867

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|22 April 1915

    |align="left" |St. Lawrence

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|196

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|15 June 1915

    |align="left" |Strathnairn

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|4,336

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|16 June 1915

    |align="left" |Trafford

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|215

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|16 June 1915

    |align="left" |Turnwell

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|4,264

    |align="left" |Damaged

    align="right"|20 June 1915

    |align="left" |Premier

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|169

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|8 August 1915

    |align="left" |{{SS|India|1896|2}}

    |align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}

    |align="right"|7,911

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|12 August 1915

    |align="left" |Grodno

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|1,955

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|6 April 1916

    |align="left" |Vennacher

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|4,700

    |align="left" |Damaged

    align="right"|8 April 1916

    |align="left" |Adamton

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|2,304

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|13 April 1916

    |align="left" |Chic

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|3,037

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|21 June 1916

    |align="left" |Francoise D’amboise

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}

    |align="right"|1,973

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|2 November 1916

    |align="left" |Vanadis

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

    |align="right"|384

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|2 November 1916

    |align="left" |Runhild

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|1,170

    |align="left" |Captured as prize

    align="right"|3 November 1916

    |align="left" |Ägir

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|427

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|3 November 1916

    |align="left" |Frans

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|134

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|3 November 1916

    |align="left" |Jönköping

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|82

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|8 November 1916

    |align="left" |Taimi

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

    |align="right"|114

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|11 November 1916

    |align="left" |Astrid

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|191

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|7 August 1917

    |align="left" |Jarl

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|1,643

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|11 October 1917

    |align="left" |Elve

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|899

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|16 October 1917

    |align="left" |Jennie E. Righter

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|United States|1912}}

    |align="right"|647

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|17 October 1917

    |align="left" |California

    |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

    |align="right"|5,629

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|19 October 1917

    |align="left" |Australdale

    |align="left" |{{flag|Australia|civil}}

    |align="right"|4,379

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|19 October 1917

    |align="left" |Staro

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|1,805

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|20 October 1917

    |align="left" |Snetinden

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|2,859

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|6 January 1918

    |align="left" |Saint Mathieu

    |align="left" |{{navy|France}}

    |align="right"|175

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|2 March 1918

    |align="left" |Stina

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}

    |align="right"|1,136

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|11 May 1918

    |align="left" |Michail

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

    |align="right"|150

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|12 May 1918

    |align="left" |Kong Raud

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|60

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|12 May 1918

    |align="left" |Tennes

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|58

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|12 May 1918

    |align="left" |Vea

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|40

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|14 May 1918

    |align="left" |Stairs

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|54

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|16 May 1918

    |align="left" |Polarstrommen

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|54

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|16 May 1918

    |align="left" |Fedor Tschishoff

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

    |align="right"|832

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|16 May 1918

    |align="left" |Unidentified fishing vessel

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

    |align="right"|80

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|19 May 1918

    |align="left" |Forsok

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}

    |align="right"|31

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|20 May 1918

    |align="left" |Hertha

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

    |align="right"|253

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|19 August 1918

    |align="left" |Buoni Amici

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

    |align="right"|265

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|20 August 1918

    |align="left" |Magalhaes Lima

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|196

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|22 August 1918

    |align="left" |Maria Luiza

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|148

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|31 August 1918

    |align="left" |Norte

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|254

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|1 September 1918

    |align="left" |Libertador

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|185

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|4 September 1918

    |align="left" |Santa Maria

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|48

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|4 September 1918

    |align="left" |Villa Franca

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|46

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|4 September 1918

    |align="left" |Lloyd

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|300

    |align="left" |Sunk

    align="right"|4 September 1918

    |align="left" |Prateado

    |align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}

    |align="right"|24

    |align="left" |Damaged

    References

    =Notes=

    {{Reflist|group=Note}}

    =Citations=

    {{reflist}}

    External links

    • [https://uboat.net/gallery/u22/ Photographs of U-18 in 1918]

    Bibliography

    • {{cite book

    |last1=Gröner

    |first1=Erich

    |last2=Jung

    |first2=Dieter

    |last3=Maass

    |first3=Martin

    |translator-last1=Thomas

    |translator-first1=Keith

    |translator-last2=Magowan

    |translator-first2=Rachel

    |year=1991

    |title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels

    |volume=2

    |series=German Warships 1815–1945

    |location=London

    |publisher=Conway Maritime Press

    |isbn=0-85177-593-4

    |ref=CITEREFGröner1991

    }}

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