SM U-17 (Germany)

	U-17 (second row, second from the right), Kiel Harbour, February 1914
History
Germany
Name	U-17
Ordered	10 May 1910
Builder	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Cost	2,333,000 Goldmark
Yard number	11
Laid down	1 October 1910
Launched	16 April 1912
Commissioned	3 November 1912
Stricken	27 January 1919
Fate	Struck 27 January 1919, scrapped at Imperial Dockyard, Kiel. Pressure hull sold to Stinnes, Hamburg on 3 February 1920.
General characteristics
Class & type	German Type U 17 submarine
Displacement	564 t (555 long tons) surfaced; 691 t (680 long tons) submerged;
Length	62.35 m (204 ft 7 in)
Beam	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Height	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × 2 Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 1,400 PS (1,000 kW; 1,400 shp); 2 × AEG electric motors with 1,120 PS (820 kW; 1,100 shp); 550 rpm surfaced; 425 rpm submerged;
Speed	14.9 knots (27.6 km/h; 17.1 mph) surfaced; 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) submerged;
Range	6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km; 7,700 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 25 men
Armament	4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern); 6 torpedoes; 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun; 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss gun;
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla; 1 August 1914 – unknown end; Baltic Flotilla; unknown start – 10 January 1916; Training Flotilla; 10 January 1916 – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Johannes Feldkirchener; 1 August 1914 – 7 March 1915; Kptlt. Hans Walther; 2 March 1915 – 9 January 1916;
Operations:	4 patrols
Victories:	11 merchant ships sunk ; (15,122 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (4,590 GRT); 2 merchant ships taken as prize ; (4,956 GRT);

SM U-17 was a German submarine during World War I. U-17 sank the first British merchant vessel in the First World War, and also sank another ten ships, damaged one ship and captured two ships, surviving the war without casualty.

History
U-17 (second row, second from the right), Kiel Harbour, February 1914
Germany
Name	U-17
Ordered	10 May 1910
Builder	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Cost	2,333,000 Goldmark
Yard number	11
Laid down	1 October 1910
Launched	16 April 1912
Commissioned	3 November 1912
Stricken	27 January 1919
Fate	Struck 27 January 1919, scrapped at Imperial Dockyard, Kiel. Pressure hull sold to Stinnes, Hamburg on 3 February 1920.
General characteristics
Class & type	German Type U 17 submarine
Displacement	564 t (555 long tons) surfaced 691 t (680 long tons) submerged
Length	62.35 m (204 ft 7 in)
Beam	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Height	7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × 2 Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 1,400 PS (1,000 kW; 1,400 shp) 2 × AEG electric motors with 1,120 PS (820 kW; 1,100 shp) 550 rpm surfaced 425 rpm submerged
Speed	14.9 knots (27.6 km/h; 17.1 mph) surfaced 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) submerged
Range	6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km; 7,700 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 25 men
Armament	4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) 6 torpedoes 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss gun
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla 1 August 1914 – unknown end Baltic Flotilla unknown start – 10 January 1916 Training Flotilla 10 January 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Johannes Feldkirchener 1 August 1914 – 7 March 1915 Kptlt. Hans Walther 2 March 1915 – 9 January 1916
Operations:	4 patrols
Victories:	11 merchant ships sunk (15,122 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (4,590 GRT) 2 merchant ships taken as prize (4,956 GRT)