SM U-48
SM U-48 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-48 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. On 24 November 1917 she ran aground on Goodwin Sands. There she was fired on by . U-48 was scuttled and abandoned. HMS Gipsy continued to fire, killing 19. 17 were taken prisoner. Summary of raiding history References Notes Citations Bibliography World War I submarines of Germany 1915 ships Ships built in Danzig U-boats commissioned in 1916 Maritime incidents in 1917 U-boats scuttled in 1917 U-boats sunk by British warships World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea Type U 43 submarines