Table of Contents
14 relations: Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I, Deck gun, Displacement (ship), German Empire, Gross register tonnage, Imperial German Navy, Length overall, Naval warfare of World War I, SM U-57, Submarine, Submarine hull, Torpedo, Torpedo tube, World War I.
- Type U 57 submarines
Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
The Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I (sometimes called the "First Battle of the Atlantic", in reference to the World War II campaign of that name) was the prolonged naval conflict between German submarines and the Allied navies in Atlantic waters—the seas around the British Isles, the North Sea and the coast of France.
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Deck gun
A deck gun is a type of naval artillery mounted on the deck of a submarine.
Displacement (ship)
The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight.
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German Empire
The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.
Gross register tonnage
Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt), or gross registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which is equal to.
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Imperial German Navy
The Imperial German Navy or the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919.
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Length overall
Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline.
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Naval warfare of World War I
Naval warfare in World War I was mainly characterised by blockade.
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SM U-57
SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. SM U-57 and sM U-57 are 1916 ships, ships built in Bremen (state), type U 57 submarines, u-boats commissioned in 1916 and World War I submarines of Germany.
Submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
Submarine hull
A submarine hull has two major components, the light hull and the pressure hull.
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Torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.
Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
See also
Type U 57 submarines
- SM U-100
- SM U-101
- SM U-102
- SM U-103
- SM U-104
- SM U-57
- SM U-58
- SM U-59
- SM U-60
- SM U-61
- SM U-62
- SM U-99
References
Also known as German Type U 57 submarine.