SM U-112

For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-112.
Career (German Empire)
Name: U-112
Ordered: 5 May 1916
Builder: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number: Werk 281
Launched: 26 October 1917
Commissioned: 30 June 1918
Status: Surrendered 22 November 1918
General characteristics
Class and type:German Type U 93 submarine
Displacement:808 tons surfaced
946 tons submerged
1160 tons (total)
Length:70.60 m (overall)
55.55 m (pressure hull)
Beam:6.30 m (overall)
4.15 m (pressure hull)
Draught:4.02 m
Propulsion:2400 hp surfaced
1200 hp submerged
Speed:16.8 knots surfaced
9.1 knots submerged
Range:11,220 miles surfaced 56 miles submerged
Complement:39 men
Armament:16 torpedoes (4/2 in bow/stern tubes)
105mm deck gun with 220 rounds
88mm deck gun
Service record
Commanders: Kptlt Friedrich Petersen[1]
30 Jun 1918 – 11 Nov 1918
Operations: None
Victories: None

SM U-112 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-112 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [2]

References

  1. "Friedrich Petersen". Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. "U-112". Retrieved 21 January 2010.