German submarine SM U-39 damaged when rammed by merchant ship according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 14 August 1917

German submarine SM U-39©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that the German submarine SM U-39 commanded by Kapitänleutnant WaltherForstmann (9 March 1883-2 November 1873) had to cancel an attack on a convoy in the Atlantic Ocean while she was rammed by a steamship cuasing bent tubes and her gun knocked over. Pressure hull, battery and dive tanks were not damaged.

Note

1. Type U 31. Ordered on 12 June 1912, laid down at Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany with yard number 199 on 27 March 1913, launched on 26 September 1914, commissioned on 13 January 1915, internedat Cartage, Spain since 18 May 1918 surrendered to France on 22 March 1919 and scrapped at Toulon, France in 1923.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622