SM U-154

Career (German Empire)
Name: U-154
Ordered: 29 November 1916
Builder: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Launched: 10 September 1917
Commissioned: 12 December 1917
Fate: 11 May 1918 - Torpedoed in the Atlantic at 3651N 1150W by HM Sub E35. 77 dead (all hands lost).
General characteristics
Class and type: German Type U 151 submarine
Displacement: 1,512 long tons (1,536 t) surfaced
1,875 long tons (1,905 t) submerged
Length: 65 m (213 ft) overall
57 m (187 ft) pressure hull
Beam: 8.9 m (29 ft) overall
5.8 m (19 ft) pressure hull
Draught: 5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion: Surfaced: 800 hp
Submerged: 800 hp
Speed: 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced
5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) submerged
Range: 25,000 mi (40,000 km) at 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
65 mi (105 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth: Calculated crush depth: 50 m (160 ft)
Complement: 56 officers & ratings
Armament: • 2 × bow torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes)
• 2 × 105 mm (4 in) deck guns with 1672 rounds

SM U-154 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-154 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [1]

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