SM U-11 (Germany)

SM U 11 was a petroleum - electric submarine of the German Imperial Navy, which was used in the First World War.

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U 11 was running on 2 April 1910 at the Imperial Shipyard in Gdansk from the stack and entered service on 21 September 1910. The Indienststellungs commander of the submarine was Lieutenant Walter Forstmann. On August 1, 1914, took Lieutenant Ferdinand of Suchodoletz the command.

U 11 conducted two combat missions in which there were no sinkings.

Whereabouts

On December 9, 1914 U ran 11 to a patrol from the port of Zeebrugge from. The further course of events is not precisely known. Probably caused the collision with the mine a British lock the total loss of the submarine. All 29 crew members, including the commander of Suchodoletz were killed. The wreck of U 11 was later found at the following location in the Strait of Dover, but not luxury: 51 ° 6 ' N, 1 ° 29' O51.11.4833333333333. As any sinking causes a further accident due to human error or technical defects are called.