# SM U-65 (Germany)

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.

## Operations

U-65. Kaptlt. Hermann von Fischel. On completion at Kiel did trials at Kiel School about May and June 1916, afterwards proceeding to the North Sea to join 4th Flotilla.
* ? 11–14 July 1916. North Sea patrol.
* 16–24 July 1916. North Sea patrol.
* 17–21 August 1916. North Sea patrol, attacked minesweeper Haldon 20 August.
* 3–4 September 1916. North Sea patrol. Returned with defects.
* 26 October – 19 November 1916. To Mediterranean, northabout. Engaged by armed yacht Valiant II in 35°55′N 3°57′W﻿ / ﻿35.917°N 3.950°W﻿ / 35.917; -3.950. Sank nothing. On arrival at Cattaro joined the Pola-Cattaro Flotilla.
* 28 November – 7 December 1916. Left Cattaro and on 1 December probably sank a steamer. On 4 December sank British SS Caledonia in 35°40′N 17°04′E﻿ / ﻿35.667°N 17.067°E﻿ / 35.667; 17.067. The submarine was badly rammed by Caledonia and appears to have returned home immediately on the surface.
* 17 February 1917. Sank troopship SS Athos (12,644 tons). 754 casualties.
* 29 March – 19/20 April 1917. In western Mediterranean sank 4 steamships, 5 sailing vessels (13,000 tons).
* 14 May – 9 June 1917. Possible cruise of U-65. After leaving Cattaro submarine damaged cruiser HMS Dartmouth by torpedo on 15 May in 41°11′N 18°15′E﻿ / ﻿41.183°N 18.250°E﻿ / 41.183; 18.250. She then sank 7 steamers and 12 sailing vessels in the central Mediterranean. 6 June, she was reported off Cape Passaro, 7 June in the vicinity of Straits of Messina, and 8 June was possibly attacked by seaplane in 39°4′N 19°00′E﻿ / ﻿39.067°N 19.000°E﻿ / 39.067; 19.000.
* The next cruise of U-65 which can be reconstructed with probability was from 10 to 31 January or 1 February 1918. On this cruise she sank 2 steamers and 1 sailing vessel, and was twice attacked from the air and once by depth-charged by Campanula, which she missed by torpedo.
* A later possible cruise was for about the first 3 weeks of September 1918, on which she sank 4 steamers and damaged 4 more, between longitudes 8° and 17°E.
* At the end of October 1918 she was scuttled by the Germans at Pola or Cattaro.

## Summary of raiding history

| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
| 4 December 1916 | Caledonia | United Kingdom | 9,223 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1917 | Athos | France | 12,644 | Sunk |
| 24 February 1917 | Venere | Kingdom of Italy | 290 | Sunk |
| 28 February 1917 | Emancipato | Kingdom of Italy | 30 | Sunk |
| 1 March 1917 | Nicolaos | Greece | 1,215 | Sunk |
| 1 March 1917 | Teresina | Kingdom of Italy | 212 | Sunk |
| 2 March 1917 | S. Vincenzo F. | Kingdom of Italy | 52 | Sunk |
| 6 March 1917 | Porto Di Smirne | Kingdom of Italy | 2,576 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1917 | Maria T. | Kingdom of Italy | 45 | Sunk |
| 1 April 1917 | Maria Santissima D. Grazie | Kingdom of Italy | 35 | Sunk |
| 2 April 1917 | Britannia | United Kingdom | 3,129 | Sunk |
| 3 April 1917 | Maria Ferrara | Kingdom of Italy | 106 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1917 | Calliope | United Kingdom | 3,829 | Sunk |
| 7 April 1917 | Trefusis | United Kingdom | 2,642 | Sunk |
| 8 April 1917 | Lucia | Kingdom of Italy | 138 | Sunk |
| 8 April 1917 | Papa Gian Battista | Kingdom of Italy | 138 | Sunk |
| 11 April 1917 | Tremorvah | United Kingdom | 3,654 | Sunk |
| 12 April 1917 | Angela M. | Kingdom of Italy | 187 | Sunk |
| 21 May 1917 | Ampleforth | United Kingdom | 3,873 | Sunk |
| 21 May 1917 | Don Diego | United Kingdom | 3,632 | Sunk |
| 23 May 1917 | England | United Kingdom | 3,798 | Sunk |
| 23 May 1917 | Febronia Maria Antonina | Kingdom of Italy | 55 | Sunk |
| 24 May 1917 | Sant Antonio Di Padova | Kingdom of Italy | 184 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Diego Russo | Kingdom of Italy | 113 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Natale Monaco | Kingdom of Italy | 57 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Rosina R. | Kingdom of Italy | 54 | Sunk |
| 25 May 1917 | Vincenzino C. | Kingdom of Italy | 55 | Sunk |
| 26 May 1917 | Angelo Padre | Kingdom of Italy | 50 | Sunk |
| 26 May 1917 | Umaria | United Kingdom | 5,317 | Sunk |
| 27 May 1917 | Luigi | Kingdom of Italy | 137 | Sunk |
| 27 May 1917 | Maria Giuseppe | Kingdom of Italy | 26 | Sunk |
| 4 June 1917 | Manchester Trader | United Kingdom | 3,938 | Sunk |
| 7 June 1917 | Rosa M. | Kingdom of Italy | 65 | Sunk |
| 5 July 1917 | Ciboure | France | 2,388 | Sunk |
| 6 July 1917 | Roma | Kingdom of Italy | 53 | Sunk |
| 8 July 1917 | L'Immortale Leone | Kingdom of Italy | 133 | Sunk |
| 24 November 1917 | Enna | Kingdom of Italy | 1,814 | Sunk |
| 1 December 1917 | Citta Di Sassari | Kingdom of Italy | 2,167 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1917 | Carlino | Kingdom of Italy | 95 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1917 | La Margherita | Kingdom of Italy | 41 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1917 | San Antonio Il Vittorioso | Kingdom of Italy | 45 | Sunk |
| 3 December 1917 | Angelo | Kingdom of Italy | 542 | Damaged |
| 25 January 1918 | Giuseppe O. | Kingdom of Italy | 74 | Sunk |
| 27 June 1918 | Sotolongo | Spain | 3,009 | Sunk |
| 1 July 1918 | Monte Cristo | France | 622 | Sunk |
| 4 July 1918 | Merida | United Kingdom | 5,951 | Damaged |
| 2 September 1918 | San Andres | United Kingdom | 3,314 | Sunk |
| 12 September 1918 | Chao Chow Fu | United Kingdom | 1,909 | Damaged |
| 12 September 1918 | HMS Sarnia | Royal Navy | 1,498 | Sunk |
| 14 September 1918 | Ioanna No. 45 | United Kingdom | 9 | Sunk |
| 15 September 1918 | Ioanna No. 37 | United Kingdom | 17 | Sunk |