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HMS Ullswater
20th December 1915 SM U-71
Type UE 1
Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 55)
Ordered 6 Jan 1915
Launched 31 Oct 1915
Commissioned 20 Dec 1915
Commanders.
20 Dec 1915 - 19 Apr 1917 Hugo Schmidt.
20 Apr 1917 - 27 Nov 1917 Walter Gude.
28 Nov 1917 - 27 Jan 1918 Otto Dröscher.
28 Jan 1918 - 29 Jul 1918 Oblt. Richard Scheurlen.
30 Jul 1918 - 14 Oct 1918 Oblt. Kurt Slevogt
Career 12 patrols.
7 Apr 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 I Flotilla
Successes 18 ships sunk with a total of 15,273 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 3,230 tons.
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 82 tons.
3 warships sunk with a total of 3,481 tons.
1 warship damaged with a total of 820 tons.
- 18 Oct 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Greta 1,370 sw
- 19 Oct 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Mercur 711 sw
- 19 Oct 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Normandie 1,342 sw
- 21 Oct 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Rönnaug 1,331 nw
- 13 Dec 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Solon 137 da
- 17 Dec 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Sjofna 528 nw
- 18 Dec 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Herø 1,106 nw
- 18 Dec 1916 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Sieka 119 nl
- 19 Feb 1917 U 71 Hugo Schmidt Halcyon 190 br
- 4 Jun 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Orion 1,870 da
- 5 Jun 1917 U 71 Walter Gude C. Thorén 269 sw
- 5 Jun 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Götha 232 sw
- 20 Jul 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Sirra 223 nl
- 26 Jul 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Flore 3,553 fr
- 26 Jul 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Ethelwynne (damaged) 3,230 br
- 14 Aug 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Majorka 1,684 nw
- 31 Aug 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Taurus 128 br
- 20 Oct 1917 U 71 Walter Gude Thomas Stratten 309 br
- 12 Dec 1917 U 71 Otto Dröscher Amadavat 171 br
- 31 Dec 1917 U 71 Otto Dröscher De Hoop (prize) 82 nl
- 1 May 1918 U 71 Richard Scheurlen Blackmorevale 750 br
- 15 Aug 1918 U 71 Richard Scheurlen Scott 1,801 br
- 15 Aug 1918 U 71 Richard Scheurlen Ulleswater 930 br
- 20 Aug 1918 U 71 Richard Scheurlen Shirley (damaged) 820 br
Fate 23 Feb 1919 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherburg in 1921.
There was another U 71 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Oct 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 14 Dec 1940.
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Those known to have served in HMS Ullswater during the Great War 1914-1918. - Hymas William Arthur. AbleSea. (d.15th August 1918)
- Hymas William Arthur. Able Sea. (d.15th August 1918)
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