SM U-157
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-157.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-157 |
| Ordered: | 29 November 1916 |
| Builder: | HC Stülcken & Sohn, Hamburg |
| Launched: | 23 May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 22 September 1917 |
| Fate: | 11 November 1918 - Interned at Trondheim, Norway. Surrendered to France on 8 February 1919. Broken up at Brest during July 1921. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 151 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,510 t (1,486 long tons) surfaced 1,872 t (1,842 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] |
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SM U-157 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-157 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [3]
References
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Jung, Dieter (2004). Die Schiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918 und ihr Verbleib [German Imperial Navy ships 1914-1918 and their fate] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-6247-7.
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