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SM U-17    SM U-17 Type U 17 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 11) Ordered 6 May 1910 Laid down 1 Oct 1910 Launched 16 Apr 1912 Commissioned 3 Nov 1912. Commanders. 1 Aug 1914 - 7 Mar 1915 Oblt. Johannes Feldkirchner. 2 Mar 1915 - 9 Jan 1916 Hans Walther Career 4 patrols start date unknown - 10 Jan 1916 Baltic Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown II Flotilla 10 Jan 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 training Flotilla Successes 11 ships sunk with a total of 15,122 tons. 2 ships taken as prize with a total of 4,956 tons. 20 Oct 1914 U 17 Johannes Feldkirchner Glitra 866 British 12 Jun 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Cocos 85 Danish 12 Jun 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Desabla 6,047 British 18 Jun 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Ailsa 876 British 8 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Glenravel 1,092 British 8 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Malmland 3,676 Swedish 10 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Utopia 155 British 14 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Gloria 130 British 15 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Götaland (p.) 3,538 Swedish 15 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Marie 158 Danish 16 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Romulus 819 Norway 16 Aug 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Tello 1,218 Norway 24 Oct 1915 U 17 Hans Walther Rumina (p.) 1,418 Swedish Fate 27 Jan 1919 - Stricken, broken up at the Imperial Dockyard, Kiel. Pressure hull sold to Stinnes, Hamburg on 3 Feb, 1920. . On 20 October, 1914 this boat was the first to sink a merchant vessel. This was the British steamer SS Glitra, which was sunk in strict accordance with prize rules. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-17? There are:3 items tagged SM U-17 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-17 during the Great War 1914-1918.