SM U-49
Introduction '''SM ''U-49''''' was the seventh U-boat of the ''U-43'' class. She was ordered on 4 August 1914 and was put into the III Flotilla 7 August 1916.In her career she sank 38 ships for a total of . None was a naval ship. ''Kapitänleutnant'' Richard Hartmann commanded ''U-49'' throughout her career until she was sunk on 11 September 1917 in action in the Bay of Biscay. While surfaced, ''U-49'' attacked the merchant ship , which had sailed Brest, France bound for Archangel in Russia, laden with munitions and other explosives. After a gun battle lasting five hours, ''U-49'' fired two torpedoes at ''British Transport''. Both missed, and the merchantman then rammed and sank her at ; all hands were lost.It was the first time in the war that a merchant ship had sunk a U-boat. In February 1918 ''British Transport''s Master, Captain AT Pope, was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, three of her officers were awarded the DSC, seven of her crewmen were awarded the DSM and three were mentioned in dispatches.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageFate28 September 1916''Benguela''688Sunk28 September 1916''Emanuel''246Sunk29 September 1916''Haarfagre''566Captured as prize29 September 1916''Nornen''215Sunk1 November 1916''Seatonia''3,533Sunk2 November 1916''Caswell''245Sunk2 November 1916''Harfat Castle''274Sunk2 November 1916''Kyoto''282Sunk8 November 1916''Columbian''8,580Sunk9 November 1916''Balto''3,538Sunk9 November 1916''Fordalen''2,835Sunk10 November 1916''Camma''794Sunk11 November 1916''Barbara''2,831Sunk11 November 1916''Ragnar''2,123Sunk12 November 1916''Lady Carrington''3,269Sunk12 November 1916''Leda''1,140Damaged12 November 1916''Therese''1,333Sunk15 November 1916''La Briantais''255Sunk15 November 1916''Lorca''4,129Sunk19 February 1917''Sigrid''2,194Sunk27 February 1917''Galgorm Castle''1,596Sunk27 February 1917''Luigino B. ''1,971Sunk27 February 1917''Tritonia''4,445Sunk3 March 1917''Newstead''2,836Sunk3 March 19175,197Sunk5 May 1917''Snig''2,115Sunk8 May 1917''Petunia''1,749Sunk11 May 1917''Barrister''3,679Sunk14 May 1917''Carnmoney''1,299Sunk17 May 1917''George Pyman''3,859Sunk1 July 1917''Stalheim''1,469Damaged3 July 1917''Cimbria''234Sunk3 July 1917''Mary Boyes''101Sunk3 July 1917''Proefneming I''112Sunk3 July 1917''Thor''105Sunk8 July 1917''Obuasi''4,416Sunk10 July 1917''King David''3,680Sunk12 July 1917''Muirfield''3,086Sunk15 July 1917''Dudhope''2,086Sunk16 July 1917''Lamia L.''2,220Sunk11 September 1917''Vienna''4,170Sunk
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