SM U-26
was a
Type U 23
built at Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 180).
Ordered 18 Mar 1911,
Laid down 31 May 1912,
Launched 16 Oct 1913 and
Commissioned 20 May 1914.
Commanders:
1 Aug 1914 - 17 Dec 1914 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim.
13 Jan 1915 - 30 Sep 1915 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim
Career: 1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown IV Flotilla
start date unknown - 30 Sep 1915 Baltic Flotilla.
Successes 3 ships sunk with a total of 3,700 tons.
2 warships sunk with a total of 11,375 tons.
- 11 Oct 1914 U 26 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim Pallada 7,775 ru
- 23 Apr 1915 U 26 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim Fråck 849 ru
- 4 Jun 1915 U 26 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim Yenisei 3,600 ru
- 25 Aug 1915 U 26 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim Petshora 1,982 ru
- 30 Aug 1915 U 26 Egewolf Freiherr von Berckheim Zemlya 869 ru
On 4th od September 1915, she spotted a Russian transport ship north west of the island of Worms. The U-26 torpedoed the Russian ship, and then disappeared. It is believed she was the victim of a mine, laid near the larger island of Dago in The Gulf of Finland. 30 dead (all hands lost).
There was another U 26 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Mar 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 6 May 1936.
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