SM U-52
Introduction '''SM ''U-52''''' was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. ''U-52'' was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ''U-52'' was noted for sinking two notable warships, the first notable warship (and second kill) being the Royal Navy's light cruiser , sunk in the North Sea on 19 August 1916 at . Thirty-eight men were lost.The sinking of ''Nottingham'' was an important event in the German Imperial Navy's action of August 19.At that time Otto Ciliax was watch officer on board the submarine. He later became an admiral in the Kriegsmarine. ''U-52''s second notable warship kill was the French battleship , sunk  west of Portugal at . on 26 November 1916.All 648 men were lost as the torpedo ignited a magazine and the ship sank within seconds. ''U-52'' was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,400 (£ in ) (excluding her engines), and was broken up at Swansea.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageFate11 July 1916HMT ''Onward''266Sunk19 August 19165,400Sunk26 September 1916HMY ''Conqueror II''526Sunk26 September 1916HMT ''Sarah Alice''299Sunk26 September 1916''St. Gothard''2,788Sunk25 November 1916''Egyptiana''3,818Damaged25 November 1916''Suffren''12,750Sunk10 December 1916''Emma Laurans''2,153Sunk30 March 1917''Michelina Catalano''78Sunk4 April 1917''Missourian''7,924Sunk4 April 1917''Ravenna''4,101Sunk5 April 1917''Angel Marina''257Sunk7 April 1917''Seward''2,471Sunk8 April 1917''Alba''1,639Sunk9 April 1917''Esterel''2,574Sunk11 April 1917''Ansgar''301Sunk12 April 1917''Glencliffe''3,673Sunk14 April 1917''Tres Macs''163Sunk15 April 1917''Cabo Blanco''2,163Damaged16 April 1917''Crios''4,116Sunk19 April 1917''Senhora Da Conceicao''206Sunk20 April 1917''Caithness''3,500Sunk21 April 1917HMS ''Heather''1,250Damaged23 April 1917''Acadia''1,556Sunk6 July 1917''Flora''818Sunk9 July 1917''Prince Abbas''2,030Sunk11 July 1917''Vanda''1,646Sunk12 July 1917''Fredrika''1,851Sunk17 July 1917321Sunk20 August 1917''Bulysses''6,127Sunk1 September 1917''Tarapaca''2,506Sunk2 September 1917''Wentworth''3,828Sunk4 September 1917''Peerless''3,112Sunk5 September 1917''Echunga''6,285Sunk5 September 1917''San Dunstano''6,220Damaged11 September 1917''Tobol''3,741Sunk16 August 1918HMT ''Fylde''256Damaged
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