SM U-17

SM "U-17" was a German submarine during the First World War. "U-17" sank the first British merchant vessel in the First World War, and also sank another nine ships and captured one ship, surviving the war without casualty.

War service

in the Strait of Dover. The vessel made port before sinking, with the loss of 40 lives out of over 2,500 on board.cite web | url = http://www.germannotes.com/hist_ww1_uboat.shtml| publisher = German Notes| title = U-Boat warfare at the Atlantic in WW1| accessdate = 2008-03-25]

On 2 March 1915 the command of "U-17" passed to Hans Walther. Walther's command ended on 9 January 1916 and the next day "U-17" joined the Training Flotilla.

Post war

"U-17" was decomissioned on 27 January 1919 and sold for scrapping.

External links

* [http://unterseeboot-u17.de/seite_7.html Photo] of U-17.
* [http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=17 U-17] Technical details.

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