SM U-154

For other ships of the same name, see German submarine 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 [1]
Class and type:German Type U 151 submarine
Displacement:1,512 t (1,488 long tons) surfaced
1,875 t (1,845 long tons) submerged
Length:65 m (213 ft) o/a
57 m (187 ft) pressure hull[2]
Beam:8.9 m (29 ft) o/a
5.8 m (19 ft) pressure hull
Draught:5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:2 × Germaniawerft six cylinder four stroke diesel engines of 800 hp surfaced
2 × SSW motor-generators of 800 hp submerged
Speed:12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced
5.3 knots (9.8 km/h; 6.1 mph) submerged
Range:25,280 nmi (46,820 km; 29,090 mi) at 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced
65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth:Calculated crush depth: 50 m (160 ft)
Complement:7 officers, 79 enlisted (including 20 boarding party)[2]
Armament:

SM U-154 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-154 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [3]

Notes

  1. Jung 2004, pp. 40-1.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gröner 1985, p. 47.
  3. "U-154". Retrieved 22 January 2010.

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