SM U-102 or SM Unterseeboot 102 was a German Type U 57 submarine used by the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-102 was launched on 12 May 1917. She was commissioned to the Imperial Navy on 18 June 1917.
Service history Serving with II Flotilla the U-boat carried out seven war patrols and sank four ships for a total of , and damaged another of tons (HMS Virginian).
About 28 to 30 September 1918 U-102 struck a mine in the North Sea Mine Barrage, east of the Orkney Islands while on her way to home. All of her 42 crew members' lives were claimed by the U-boat's sinking. The wreck of U-102 was located by a sonar sweep in 2006. Information to confirm the identification was obtained by divers in 2007.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate21 August 1917RMS Virginian10,757Damaged8 December 1917Lucien200Sunk13 December 1917Noviembre3,500Sunk21 February 1918Cheviot Range3,691Sunk3 March 1918Romeo1,730Sunk24 June 1918Caroline219Sunk
See also U-boat Campaign (World War I)
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