SM U-52

SM U-52 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-52 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

Notable for sinking 2 warships, her first warship (and second kill) was the Royal Navy's light cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea on Aug 19, 1916 at 55.34N, 00.12E. Thirty-eight men were lost.

U-52's second warship kill was the French battleship Suffren, sunk 90 mi west of Portugal at 39.30N, 11.00W. on November 26, 1916. All 648 men were lost as the torpedo ignited a magazine and the ship sank within seconds.