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SM ''U-9'' was a German Type U 9 U-boat. She was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy, and engaged in the commerce war (''Handelskrieg'') during World War I. Her construction was ordered on and her keel was laid down by Kaiserliche Werft in Danzig. She was launched on and commissioned on ==Service History== On the crew of ''U-9'' reloaded her torpedo tubes while submerged, the first time any submarine had succeeded in doing so. On , Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen took command. On 22 September, while patrolling the Broad Fourteens, a region of the southern North Sea, ''U-9'' found a squadron of three obsolescent British ''Cressy''-class armoured cruisers (, , and ), (sardonically nicknamed the "Live Bait Squadron") which had been assigned to prevent German surface vessels from entering the eastern end of the English Channel. She fired four of her torpedoes, reloading while submerged, and sank all three in less than an hour. 1,459 British sailors died.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sinking of HMS Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue by U-9 )〕 It was one of the most notable submarine actions of all time. Members of the Admiralty who had considered submarines mere toys no longer expressed that opinion after this event. On 15 October, ''U-9'' sank the protected cruiser . On , Johannes Spieß relieved Weddigen, and commanded ''U-9'' until . During this period, she sank 13 ships totalling : 10 small fishing vessels and three British steamers (''Don'', ''Queen Wilhelmina'' and ''Serbino''). After April 1916, she was withdrawn from front-line duties to be used for training. ''U-9'' and the raider were the only ships which Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded an Iron Cross. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SM U-9」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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