SM U-27

SM "U-27" was a German Type U 27 U-boat built for service in the Kaiserliche Marine. She was launched on July 14, 1913, and commissioned on May 8, 1914 with Kapitänleutnant Bernd Wegener in command.

On October 18, 1914 the British submarine HMS E3 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by "U-27". This was the first decisive fight between U-boats/submarines in World War I.

Fate

On August 19, 1915, "U-27" was sunk in Western Approaches at position coord|50|43|N|07|22|W|scale:10000000 by gunfire from Q-Ship HMS Baralong, and her entire crew including Bernd Wegener was killed in the so-called Baralong Incident.

External links

* [http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=27 uboat.net webpage for "U-27"]