SM U-135
 SM U-135 at sea, 1917 | |
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SM U-135 |
| Ordered: | 27 May 1916[1] |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig[1] |
| Laid down: | 4 November 1916[1] |
| Launched: | 8 September 1917[1] |
| Commissioned: | 20 June 1918[1] |
| Fate: |
Surrendered, 20 November 1918 Scuttled in 1921[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | German Type Mittel U submarine |
| Displacement: |
808 long tons (821 t) surfaced 946 long tons (961 t) submerged 1,160 long tons (1,179 t) total |
| Length: |
70.6 m (231 ft 8 in) o/a 55.5 m (182 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) o/a 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Draught: | 4.02 m (13 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2,400 hp (1,790 kW) diesel engines 1,200 hp (895 kW) electric motors |
| Speed: |
16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) surfaced 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
11,220 nmi (20,780 km) surfaced 56 nmi (104 km) submerged |
| Complement: | 39 men |
| Armament: |
• 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) • 16 × torpedoes • 1 × 15 cm (5.9 in) deck gun with 220 rounds • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun |
SM U-135 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Built at the Kaiserliche Werft Danzig, the U-boat was laid down on 4 November 1916, launched on 8 September 1917 and commissioned 20 June 1918.
In November 1918, U-135 was ordered to help put down the German Navy mutiny at Wilhelmshaven. Along with the 4th Torpedo Boat Half-Flotilla, U-135 ended the mutiny aboard two German battleships SMS Thüringen and SMS Helgoland by threatening to torpedo the ships.
The U-135 was seen by later submarine designers as an excellent design. She was an inspiration for V-boats USS Cachalot (SS-170) and USS Cuttlefish (SS-171).
Prior to the U-135 being scuttled by the Royal Navy in the early 1920s, her engines and various other items of equipment were stripped by a team of 25 students led by Technical Officer Richard Finney [1888-1953] under the auspices of J. F. Driver from the then Loughborough College. This equipment was reassembled initially in a wooden hut in Packe Street, Loughborough, and later in a purpose built generating station opened in 1937. They were finally taken out of use, and replaced, in 1949.[2]
See also
- List of U-boats
References
Coordinates: 49°35′N 4°33′W / 49.583°N 4.550°W
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