| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-142 |
| Ordered: | 29 November 1916 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | Werk 303 |
| Launched: | 4 March 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 10 November 1918 |
| Fate: | 10 November 1918 - Taken right back to the dockyard after being commissioned and demilitarized and finally broken up at Oslebshausen in 1919. Engine plants were surrendered to the allies. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 142 submarine |
SM U-142 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-142 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [1]