SM U-137

For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-137.

Career (German Empire)

Name:	U-137
Ordered:	27 May 1916
Builder:	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Launched:	16 December 1916
Commissioned:	8 January 1918
Fate:	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and 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 engine 1,200 hp (895 kW) electric motor
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-137 was a Type Mittel U U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Her construction was ordered on 27 May 1916 and her keel was laid down by Kaiserliche Werft Danzig. She was launched on 16 December 1916 and she was commissioned on 8 January 1918. She made no war patrols.^[1]

References

German Type Mittel U submarines

U-81 U-82 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-88 U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-99 U-100 U-101 U-102 U-103 U-104 U-105 U-106 U-107 U-108 U-109 U-110 U-111 U-112 U-113 U-114 U-135 U-136 U-137 U-138 U-160 U-161 U-162 U-163 U-164 U-165 U-166 U-167

Preceded by: Type U 66 Followed by: Type U 139