SM U-65 (Germany)
Introduction '''SM ''U-65''''' was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. ''U-65'' was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Operations ''U-65''. ''Kaptlt''. Hermann von Fischel. On completion at Kiel did trials at Kiel School about May and June 1916, afterwards proceeding to the North Sea to join 4th Flotilla.*? 11–14 July 1916.North Sea patrol. *16–24 July 1916.North Sea patrol. *17–21 August 1916.North Sea patrol, attacked minesweeper ''Haldon'' 20 August. *3–4 September 1916.North Sea patrol. Returned with defects. *26 October – 19 November 1916.To Mediterranean, northabout. Engaged by armed yacht  in . Sank nothing. On arrival at Cattaro joined the Pola-Cattaro Flotilla. *28 November – 7 December 1916.Left Cattaro and on 1 December probably sank a steamer. On 4 December sank British SS ''Caledonia'' in . The submarine was badly rammed by ''Caledonia'' and appears to have returned home immediately on the surface. * 17 February 1917.Sank troopship  (12,644 tons). 754 casualties. *29 March – 19/20 April 1917.In western Mediterranean sank 4 steamships, 5 sailing vessels (13,000 tons). *14 May – 9 June 1917.Possible cruise of ''U-65''. After leaving Cattaro submarine damaged cruiser  by torpedo on 15 May in . She then sank 7 steamers and 12 sailing vessels in the central Mediterranean. 6 June, she was reported off Cape Passaro, 7 June in the vicinity of Straits of Messina, and 8 June was possibly attacked by seaplane in . *The next cruise of ''U-65'' which can be reconstructed with probability was from 10 to 31 January or 1 February 1918.On this cruise she sank 2 steamers and 1 sailing vessel, and was twice attacked from the air and once by depth-charged by ''Campanula'', which she missed by torpedo. *A later possible cruise was for about the first 3 weeks of September 1918, on which she sank 4 steamers and damaged 4 more, between longitudes 8° and 17°E. *At the end of October 1918 she was scuttled by the Germans at Pola or Cattaro.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageFate4 December 1916''Caledonia''9,223Sunk17 February 1917''Athos''12,644Sunk24 February 1917''Venere''290Sunk28 February 1917''Emancipato''30Sunk1 March 1917''Nicolaos''1,215Sunk1 March 1917''Teresina''212Sunk2 March 1917''S. Vincenzo F.''52Sunk6 March 1917''Porto Di Smirne''2,576Sunk1 April 1917''Maria T.''45Sunk1 April 1917''Maria Santissima D. Grazie''35Sunk2 April 1917''Britannia''3,129Sunk3 April 1917''Maria Ferrara''106Sunk5 April 1917''Calliope''3,829Sunk7 April 1917''Trefusis''2,642Sunk8 April 1917''Lucia''138Sunk8 April 1917''Papa Gian Battista''138Sunk11 April 1917''Tremorvah''3,654Sunk12 April 1917''Angela M.''187Sunk21 May 1917''Ampleforth''3,873Sunk21 May 1917''Don Diego''3,632Sunk23 May 1917''England''3,798Sunk23 May 1917''Febronia Maria Antonina''55Sunk24 May 1917''Sant Antonio Di Padova''184Sunk25 May 1917''Diego Russo''113Sunk25 May 1917''Natale Monaco''57Sunk25 May 1917''Rosina R.''54Sunk25 May 1917''Vincenzino C.''55Sunk26 May 1917''Angelo Padre''50Sunk26 May 1917''Umaria''5,317Sunk27 May 1917''Luigi''137Sunk27 May 1917''Maria Giuseppe''26Sunk4 June 1917''Manchester Trader''3,938Sunk7 June 1917''Rosa M.''65Sunk5 July 1917''Ciboure''2,388Sunk6 July 1917''Roma''53Sunk8 July 1917''L'Immortale Leone''133Sunk24 November 1917''Enna''1,814Sunk1 December 1917''Citta Di Sassari''2,167Sunk2 December 1917''Carlino''95Sunk2 December 1917''La Margherita''41Sunk2 December 1917''San Antonio Il Vittorioso''45Sunk3 December 1917''Angelo''542Damaged25 January 1918''Giuseppe O. ''74Sunk27 June 1918''Sotolongo''3,009Sunk1 July 1918''Monte Cristo''622Sunk4 July 1918''Merida''5,951Damaged2 September 1918''San Andres''3,314Sunk12 September 1918''Chao Chow Fu''1,909Damaged12 September 19181,498Sunk14 September 1918''Ioanna No. 45''9Sunk15 September 1918''Ioanna No. 37''17Sunk
See also *Room 40*Anti-submarine warfare*U-boat Campaign (World War I)
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External links * Photos of cruises of German submarine U-54 in 1916-1918. * A 44 min. German film from 1917 about a cruise of the German submarine U-35. ** Room 40:  original documents, photos and maps about World War I German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK.