Coordinates: 51°56′N 02°02′E / 51.933°N 2.033°E / 51.933; 2.033

SM UB-57

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-57.
File:UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-57.
History
File:War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svgGerman Empire
NameUB-57
Ordered20 May 1916[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,276,000 German Papiermark
Yard number269
Laid down13 September 1916[2]
Launched21 June 1917[3]
Commissioned30 July 1917[3]
FateSunk 14 August 1918 at Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). by a mine, 34 dead[3]
General characteristics [3]
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range
  • 9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men[3]
Armament
Service record
Part of
  • Flandern I Flotilla
  • 20 September 1917 – 14 August 1918
Commanders
Operations11 patrols
Victories
  • 45 merchant ships sunk
    (112,535 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (9,500 GRT)
  • 11 merchant ships damaged
    (64,265 GRT)

SM UB-57 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 30 July 1917 as SM UB-57.[Note 1]

She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-57 was thought to have sunk with all hands at 23:00 on 14 August 1918 at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. after striking a mine,[3] but on April 14th 2025, an already marked wreck at a depth of 17 meters, just west of the Westhinder shoal, close to the border with France was formally identified as the UB-57.[4]

Construction

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Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 21 June 1917. UB-57 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Otto Steinbrinck. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-57 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-57 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,020 nautical miles (16,710 km; 10,380 mi). UB-57 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 646 t (636 long tons; 712 short tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

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Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[5]
7 October 1917 Alcyone File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 116 Sunk
11 October 1917 Joshua File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 60 Sunk
20 October 1917 Leander File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2,968 Sunk
20 October 1917 Nitedal File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,714 Sunk
22 October 1917 Novillo File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2,336 Sunk
23 October 1917 Seistan File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,238 Sunk
23 October 1917 Tredegar Hall File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,764 Sunk
22 November 1917 Krosfond File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,707 Sunk
24 November 1917 Nyassa File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,579 Sunk
27 November 1917 Almond Branch File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,461 Sunk
27 November 1917 Eastfield File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,145 Sunk
22 December 1917 Mabel Baird File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,500 Sunk
23 December 1917 Vellore File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,672 Sunk
26 December 1917 Benito File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,712 Sunk
26 December 1917 Tregenna File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,772 Sunk
28 December 1917 Clara File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,425 Sunk
29 December 1917 Tiro File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,442 Sunk
5 February 1918 Alamance File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States 4,455 Sunk
6 February 1918 Westmoreland File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 9,512 Damaged
7 February 1918 Ardbeg File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 227 Sunk
7 February 1918 Ben Rein File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 212 Sunk
7 February 1918 Limesfield File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 427 Sunk
12 February 1918 Eleanor File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,980 Sunk
12 February 1918 Polo File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,383 Sunk
14 February 1918 Carlisle Castle File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,325 Sunk
14 February 1918 War Monarch File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 7,887 Sunk
17 March 1918 Anne Yvonne File:Flag of France.svg France 102 Sunk
17 March 1918 Arvor File:Flag of France.svg France 52 Sunk
17 March 1918 Beata File:Flag of France.svg France 102 Sunk
19 March 1918 Luxor File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,571 Sunk
23 March 1918 Sequoya File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,263 Damaged
29 March 1918 India File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 5,990 Damaged
29 March 1918 T. R. Thompson File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,538 Sunk
31 March 1918 Alcinous File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,743 Damaged
31 March 1918 Excellence Pleske File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,059 Sunk
29 April 1918 Australier File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,687 Sunk
29 April 1918 Broderick File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,321 Sunk
29 April 1918 La Somme File:Flag of France.svg France 1,477 Sunk
30 April 1918 Ella Sayer File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,549 Sunk
30 April 1918 Umba File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,042 Sunk
1 May 1918 Canonesa File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,683 Damaged
2 May 1918 Unity File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,091 Sunk
22 May 1918 Red Rose File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 423 Sunk
23 May 1918 HMS Moldavia File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy 9,500 Sunk
26 May 1918 Kyarra File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,953 Sunk
27 May 1918 Joseph Simone File:Flag of France.svg France 8 Sunk
27 May 1918 Petit Georges File:Flag of France.svg France 10 Sunk
27 May 1918 Souvenir de Ste Marie File:Flag of France.svg France 7 Sunk
30 May 1918 War Panther File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,260 Damaged
31 May 1918 Galileo File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,287 Damaged
30 June 1918 Wilton File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,281 Damaged
2 July 1918 Royal Sceptre File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,858 Damaged
2 July 1918 Shirala File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,306 Sunk
6 July 1918 Huntscraft File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,113 Damaged
5 August 1918 Tuscan Prince File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,275 Damaged
8 August 1918 Clan Macvey File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,815 Sunk
9 August 1918 Glenlee File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,915 Sunk

References

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
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Bibliography

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