SM U-3 (Germany)
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-3.
 SM U-3 in the Harbour of Kiel (second boat right) | |
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U 3[1] |
| Ordered: | 13 August 1907[2] |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig[2] |
| Cost: | 1,629,000 Goldmark[1] |
| Yard number: | DU 2[1] |
| Launched: | 27 March 1909[2] |
| Commissioned: | 29 May 1909[2] |
| Fate: | Surrendered on 1 December 1918. Sank on the way to be broken up at Preston.[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | German Type U 3 submarine |
| Displacement: | 421 tonnes (414 long tons) surfaced 510 tonnes (500 long tons) submerged[1] |
| Length: | 51.28 m (168 ft 3 in) (o/a) 45 m (147 ft 8 in) (pressure hull)[1] |
| Beam: | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors[3] with 600 PS (590 hp)[1] 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors[3] with 1,030 PS (1,020 hp) 550 rpm surfaced 600 rpm submerged[1] |
| Speed: | 11.8 kn (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph) surfaced 9.4 kn (17.4 km/h; 10.8 mph) submerged[1] |
| Range: | 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)[1] |
| Test depth: | 30 m (98 ft)[3] |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 1 dingi[3] |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 19 men[3] |
| Armament: | 4 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 stern) 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun (from 1915)[3] |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of | Imperial German Navy |
| Operations | 0 patrols |
| Victories | No ships sunk or damaged |
SM U-3 was the third German U-Boat created by the German Empire in their history, and the first of two submarines in its class. The boat was built by Kaiserliche Werft Danzig and was launched on 27 March 1909. U-3 began its career in World War I as a training boat from 1 August 1914 to 11 November 1918. On 1 December 1918, the surrendered boat was being towed to Preston to be broken up when it sank. Unlike the first two U-boat designs, the third design was fitted with a 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 deck gun.
See also
References
- General
- "U-boat.net". List of all U-Boats – U 1. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- 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.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935-1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German) I (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
- Specific
See also
List of U-boats
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