SM U-154
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.[2]
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Name: | U-154 |
Ordered: | 29 November 1916 |
Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
Launched: | 10 September 1917 |
Commissioned: | 12 December 1917 |
Fate: | Sunk 11 May 1918 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | German Type U 151 submarine |
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Height: | 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) |
Draught: | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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Propulsion: | 2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
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Range: | 25,000 nmi (46,000 km; 29,000 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced, 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged |
Test depth: | 50 metres (160 ft) |
Complement: | 6 officers, 50 enlisted |
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On 11 May 1918, U-154 was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean at 36°51′N 11°50′W by the Royal Navy submarine HMS E35 with the loss of all 77 of her crew.
Notes
- Gröner 1991, pp. 20-21.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 154". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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