SM U-65 (Germany)

	U-65
History
German Empire
Name	U-65
Ordered	17 May 1915
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	249
Laid down	4 June 1915
Launched	21 March 1916
Commissioned	11 May 1916
Fate	28 October 1918 - Scuttled at Pola in position 44°52′N 13°50′E / 44.867°N 13.833°E during the evacuation from there.
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 63 submarine
Displacement	810 t (800 long tons) surfaced; 927 t (912 long tons) submerged;
Length	68.36 m (224 ft 3 in) (o/a); 55.55 m (182 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (oa); 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull);
Height	7.65 m (25 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.04 m (13 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × 2,200 PS (1,618 kW; 2,170 shp) surfaced; 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged;
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced; 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h; 10.4 mph) submerged;
Range	9,170 nmi (16,980 km; 10,550 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	36
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern); 8 torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	IV Flotilla; 2 July - 18 November 1916; Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer I Flotilla; 18 November 1916 - 28 October 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Hermann von Fischel; 11 May 1916 – 18 July 1918 ; Kptlt. Gustav Sieß; 19 July – 29 September 1918; Kptlt. Clemens Wickel ; 30 September – 28 October 1918;
Operations:	11 patrols
Victories:	47 merchant ships sunk ; (75,280 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (1,498 GRT); 3 merchant ships damaged; (8,402 tons);

SM U-65 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-65 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.