SM U-110 was a Type U 93 U-boat of the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. She was ordered on 5 May 1916 and launched on 28 July 1917. She was commissioned on 25 September 1917 as SM U-110."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" () and U for Unterseeboot. This translates as His Majesty's Submarine. and assigned to IV Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet, based on the German North Sea coast.Tarrant p56
Service history U-110 made three wartime patrols, and sank 10 ships, totalling . Her first success was the British Q ship , with which she fought an engagement on 24 December 1917. Penshurst sank shortly after.
Fate U 110 was sunk on 15 March 1918 north-west of Malin Head at . She was found and depth-charged by British destroyers Michael and Moresby. 39 men were lost.Kemp
In September 1918, she was raised and taken to Swan Hunter's dry dock for restoration. At the conclusion of hostilities, restoration was halted and she was sold for scrap.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate24 December 19171,191Sunk30 December 1917Zone3,914Sunk7 January 1918Egda2,527Sunk4 March 1918Castle Eden1,949Sunk7 March 1918RFA Vitol2,639Sunk7 March 1918Tarbetnesse3,018Sunk8 March 1918Erica167Sunk9 March 1918Nanny Wignall93Sunk10 March 1918Germaine1,428Sunk15 March 1918Amazon10,037Sunk
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Bibliography
Tarrant, VE : The U-Boat Offensive 1914–1945 (1989)
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