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SM U-75 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-75 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. On her first mission, U-75 laid the mine that sank the cruiser HMS Hampshire during her voyage to Russia carrying British Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener. The cruiser sank at 59°07′N 03°24′W west of the Orkney Islands with nearly total loss of life in a force 9 gale.

Design
Type UE I submarines were preceded by the longer Type U 66 submarines. U-75 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two engines for use while surfaced, and two engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts. She was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-75 was fitted with two torpedo tubes (one at the port bow and one starboard stern), four torpedoes, and one SK L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-two (twenty-eight crew members and four officers). ==Summary of raiding history==
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