SM U-29[Note 1] was a Type U-27 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy. She served during the First World War.
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 SM U-29 leaving harbour |
| History |
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 German Empire |
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| Name | U-29 |
| Ordered | 19 February 1912 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Yard number | 19 |
| Launched | 11 October 1913 |
| Commissioned | 1 August 1914 |
| Fate | Rammed and sunk on 18 March 1915 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type U 27 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 675 t (664 long tons) surfaced
- 878 t (864 long tons) submerged
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| Length | 64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) |
| Speed |
- 16.7 knots (30.9 km/h; 19.2 mph) surfaced
- 9.8 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.3 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 8,420 nmi (15,590 km; 9,690 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 85 nmi (157 km; 98 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 31 enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- IV Flotilla
- Unknown start – 18 March 1915
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Wilhelm Plange
- 1 August 1914 – 15 February 1915
- Kptlt. Otto Weddigen
- 16 February – 18 March 1915
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| Operations: |
1 patrol |
| Victories: |
- 4 merchant ships sunk
(12,934 GRT)
- 2 merchant ships damaged (4,317 GRT)
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U-29's last commander was Captain Otto Weddigen. U-29 was sunk with all hands on 18 March 1915 in the Pentland Firth after being rammed by HMS Dreadnought,[2] the only submarine known to have been purposefully sunk by a battleship.
