SM U-48
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-48.
SM U-48[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-48 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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Name | U-48 |
Ordered | 4 August 1914 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig |
Yard number | 26 |
Launched | 3 October 1915 |
Commissioned | 22 April 1916 |
Fate | Scuttled 24 November 1917 after exchanging fire with British patrol craft – 19 dead and 17 survivors. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U-43 submarine |
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Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
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Height | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.74 m (12 ft 3 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Operations: | 8 patrols |
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On 24 November 1917 she ran aground on Goodwin Sands. There she was fired on by HMS Gipsy. U-48 was scuttled and abandoned. HMS Gipsy continued to fire, killing 19. 17 were taken prisoner.[3]