| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-140 |
| Ordered: | 1 August 1916 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | Werk 301 |
| Launched: | 4 November 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 1918 |
| In service: | 28 March 1918 – 11 November 1918 |
| Fate: | Surrendered to the United States on 23 February 1919. Used for testing and sunk by the US destroyer Dickerson at Cape Charles on 22 July 1921. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 139 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,930 tons surfaced 2,483 tons submerged 3,050 tons total,) |
| Length: | 92 m (302 ft) overall 71.50 m (234.6 ft) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 9.12 m (29.9 ft) overall 5.75 m (18.9 ft) pressure hull |
| Height: | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.27 m (17.3 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x MAN AG diesels, 3,300 hp (surfaced) 1,780 hp (submerged) |
| Speed: | 15.8 knots (29 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (14 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 12,630 nautical miles (23,000 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) surfaced, 53 nautical miles (98 km) at 4.5 knots (8 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 62 men |
| Armament: | 24 G6 torpedoes (4/2 in bow/stern tubes) 2 x 150 mm deck gun with 980 rounds |
SM U-140 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-140 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [1]
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