SM U-78
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-78.
SM U-78 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-78 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic as a minelayer. On 27 October 1918 low frequency communications from U-78 in the Skagerrak were detected by the British submarine HMS G2 which sank her with the loss of her crew of 40. The commonly listed sinking date of 28 October 1918 is in error.[1]
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Name | U-78 |
Ordered | 6 January 1915 |
Builder | AG Vulkan, Hamburg |
Yard number | 60 |
Launched | 31 October 1915 |
Commissioned | 26 January 1916 |
Fate | 27 October 1918 - Torpedoed by HMS G2 N of North Sea at 56°2′N 5°8′E. 40 dead (all hands lost).[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UE I submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2× 1.41 m (4 ft 8 in) propellers |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 28 enlisted |
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Operations: | 13 patrols |
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The wreck has been identified in April 2014.