SM U-20 (Germany) - Wikipedia
WEBSM U-20 [Note 1] was a German Type U 19 U-boat built for service in the Imperial German Navy. She was launched on 18 December 1912, and commissioned on 5 August 1913. During World War I, she took part in operations around the British Isles.
U 20 - German and Austrian U-boats of World War One
WEBOn 7 May, 1915 U 20 (Kptlt. Walther Schwieger) torpedoed the British liner RMS Lusitania. She sank in 18 minutes, taking 1195 lives with her, including 123 Americans. This sinking pushed the Americans slightly closer to declaring war on Germany, but that would not take place until April 1917.
U-20-class submarine - Wikipedia
WEBThe U-20-class boats were ocean-going submarines that displaced 173 tonnes (191 short tons) surfaced and 210 tonnes (231 short tons) submerged. The boats were 127 feet 2 inches (38.76 m) long with a beam of 13 feet (4.0 m) and a draft of 9 feet (2.7 m).
SM U-20 - The Lusitania Resource
WEBThe SM U-20 was a German U-19 Type submarine built for the Kaiserliche Marine. She was commissioned on 5 August 1913. During World War I she sank 37 ships for a total of 145,830 tons and damaged 2 ships for a total of 2,643 tons.
The Type IIB U-boat U-20 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
WEBRead about SM U 20 during WWI. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat.
SM U-20 - German Boat That Sinked the British RMS Lusitania …
WEBThe SM-U20 German boat has a notorious place in history for having sunk the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania, which resulted in heavy loss of innocent lives. There were 1959 passengers on board, and 1195 were killed.
First World War.com - Encyclopedia - U-20 and the Lusitania
WEBU-20 and the Lusitania. Built in 1913 the diesel generated U-20 submarine gained notoriety during the First World War for its sinking of the giant Lusitania cruise vessel.
Type U 20 - Deutsches U-Boot-Museum - dubm.de
WEBIn view of the modest number of Austro-Hungarian U-Boats at the outbreak of World War I early soundings concluded for a particular favourable solution through the type “Havmanden” submarines of the Danish Navy, of which a first of a total of 6 submarines was commissioned already on 20 August 1912, the remaining submarines until July 1914.
Ships hit by U-20 - U-boat Successes - German U-boats - uboat…
WEBShips hit by U-20. See the profile page for U-20. Please note that in the table below you can find a 'Map' column. This helps to find that particular attack on the map below. In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.
How German U‑Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWII
WEBMar 21, 2022 · These U-boats (an abbreviation of Unterseeboot, the German word for “undersea boat”) prowled the oceans in search of prey and could attack ships 20 times their size from both above and below the...
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