SM U-29 (Germany)
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SM U-29 was a Type U-27 U-boat
of the Kaiserliche Marine
. She served during the First World War
.
U-29s last commander was Captain Otto Weddigen
. U-29 was sunk with all hands on 18 March 1915 in Pentland Firth
after being rammed by . She is the only submarine known to have been sunk by a battleship.
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
of the Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
. She served during the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
U-29s last commander was Captain Otto Weddigen
Otto Weddigen
Otto Eduard Weddigen was a German U-boat commander during World War I.-Biography and career:He was born in Herford and started his military career in the Kaiserliche Marine in 1901...
. U-29 was sunk with all hands on 18 March 1915 in Pentland Firth
Pentland Firth
The Pentland Firth , which is actually more of a strait than a firth, separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.-Etymology:...
after being rammed by . She is the only submarine known to have been sunk by a battleship.