SM U-60

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-60.

SM U-60^{[Note 1]} was a German Type UB III submarine of the Imperial German Navy in the First World War. She took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

History
German Empire
Name	U-60
Ordered	6 October 1914
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	215
Laid down	22 June 1915
Launched	5 July 1916
Commissioned	1 November 1916
Fate	21 November 1918 - Surrendered. Foundered in tow to breakers 1919.
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Type U 57 submarine
Displacement	768 t (756 long tons) surfaced 956 t (941 long tons) submerged
Length	67.00 m (219 ft 10 in) (o/a) 54.02 m (177 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (oa) 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height	8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power	2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range	11,400 nmi (21,100 km; 13,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 49 nmi (91 km; 56 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	36
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern) 7 torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla 13 January 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Karlgeorg Schuster[2] 1 November 1916 – 31 October 1917 Kptlt. Karl (i.V.) Jasper[3] 1–20 November 1917 Kptlt. Franz Grünert [4] 21 November 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations:	10 patrols
Victories:	52 merchant ships sunk (107,940 GRT) 3 merchant ships damaged (7,447 GRT)[5]

U-60 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,410, but sank in tow for Swansea after 12 June 1919.^[6]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage[Note 2]	Fate[7]
4 February 1917	Ghazee	United Kingdom	5,084	Sunk
5 February 1917	Lux	United Kingdom	2,621	Sunk
5 February 1917	Warley Pickering	United Kingdom	4,196	Sunk
7 February 1917	Storskog	Norway	2,191	Sunk
14 February 1917	Hopemoor	United Kingdom	3,740	Sunk
17 February 1917	Dalbeattie	Norway	1,327	Sunk
17 February 1917	Iolo	United Kingdom	3,840	Sunk
21 February 1917	Tecwyn	United Kingdom	132	Sunk
29 March 1917	Os	Norway	637	Sunk
4 April 1917	Domingo	Italy	2,131	Sunk
6 April 1917	Marion	Norway	1,587	Sunk
7 April 1917	Salmo	United Kingdom	1,721	Sunk
16 April 1917	Queen Mary	United Kingdom	5,658	Sunk
19 April 1917	Howth Head	United Kingdom	4,440	Sunk
20 April 1917	Torr Head	United Kingdom	5,911	Sunk
23 April 1917	Svanen	Denmark	1,807	Sunk
10 June 1917	Clan Alpine	United Kingdom	3,587	Sunk
17 June 1917	Nostra Madre	Italy	649	Sunk
19 June 1917	Brookby	United Kingdom	3,679	Sunk
27 June 1917	Armadale	United Kingdom	6,153	Sunk
29 July 1917	Cesarevitch Alexei	Russia	2,387	Sunk
30 July 1917	Canis	Norway	526	Sunk
9 August 1917	Agne	Sweden	1,010	Sunk
9 August 1917	Export	Russia	2,712	Sunk
22 September 1917	Mascotte	France	199	Sunk
23 September 1917	Gloire	France	51	Sunk
23 September 1917	Henry Lippitt	United States	895	Sunk
23 September 1917	Jeune Mathilde	France	58	Sunk
25 September 1917	Edouard Detaille	France	2,185	Sunk
29 September 1917	Bon Premier	France	1,352	Sunk
29 September 1917	Eugenie Fautrel	France	2,212	Sunk
29 September 1917	Percy B.	Canada	330	Sunk
1 October 1917	Saint Pierre	France	277	Sunk
2 October 1917	Eugene Louise	France	283	Damaged
3 October 1917	Saint Antoine	France	217	Sunk
3 October 1917	Stella	France	219	Sunk
11 December 1917	Bard	Norway	709	Sunk
12 December 1917	St. Croix	Norway	2,530	Sunk
19 December 1917	Ingrid II	Norway	1,145	Sunk
22 December 1917	Hunsbrook	United Kingdom	4,463	Damaged
21 February 1918	Hugin	Sweden	1,667	Sunk
25 February 1918	Apollo	Denmark	242	Sunk
3 March 1918	Northfield	United Kingdom	2,099	Sunk
4 March 1918	Quarnero	Italy	3,237	Sunk
28 April 1918	Poitiers	France	2,045	Sunk
28 April 1918	Rimfakse	Norway	1,119	Sunk
29 April 1918	Saint Chamond	France	2,866	Sunk
2 May 1918	Girdleness	United Kingdom	3,018	Sunk
4 May 1918	Polbrae	United Kingdom	1,087	Sunk
5 July 1918	Vera Elizabeth	United Kingdom	180	Sunk
13 July 1918	Plawsworth	United Kingdom	4,724	Sunk
17 July 1918	Harlseywood	United Kingdom	2,701	Damaged
17 July 1918	Saint Georges	France	633	Sunk
20 July 1918	Gemini	United Kingdom	2,128	Sunk
20 July 1918	Orfordness	United Kingdom	2,790	Sunk

References

Notes

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. Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

1. Gröner 1991, pp. 8–10.
2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Georg Schuster (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl (i.V.) Jasper". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Franz Grünert (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 60". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
6. Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 24, 96–98, 124. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 60". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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.