SM U-50
Introduction '''SM ''U-50''''' was one of 329 submarines in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ''U-50'' is most notable for sinking the , formerly an armed merchant cruiser which had returned to passenger service, killing two Americans before the United States had entered the war. ''Laconia'' was also the 15th largest ship destroyed by submarine in the war.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageFate10 November 1916''Bogota''4,577Sunk11 November 1916''Løkken''1,954Sunk11 November 1916''Morazan''3,486Sunk11 November 1916''Sarah Radcliffe''3,333Sunk12 November 1916''San Giovanni''1,315Sunk12 November 1916''Stylinai Bebis''3,603Sunk12 November 1916''Ioannis''3,828Sunk13 November 1916''Lela''2,987Sunk14 November 1916''Hatsuse''282Sunk18 February 1917''Jean Pierre''449Sunk22 February 1917''Blenheim''1,144Sunk24 February 1917''Falcon''2,244Sunk25 February 1917''Aries''3,071Sunk25 February 1917''Huntsman''7,460Sunk25 February 191718,099Sunk11 April 1917''Sarvsfos''1,462Sunk19 April 1917''Avocet''1,219Sunk20 April 1917''Emma''2,520Sunk21 April 1917''Diadem''4,307Sunk23 April 1917''Dykland''4,291Sunk23 April 1917''Oswald''5,185Sunk25 April 1917''Swanmore''6,373Sunk7 June 1917''Yuba''1,458Sunk11 June 1917''Sigrun''2,538Sunk16 June 1917''Carrie Hervey''111Sunk21 June 1917''Ortona''5,524Sunk26 June 1917''Vonin''104Sunk
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