SM U-110
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-110 |
| Ordered | 5 May 1916 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | Werk 279 |
| Launched | 28 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 25 September 1917 |
| Fate | 15 March 1918, sunk by British destroyers |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | German Type U 93 submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 808 tons (surfaced) 946 tons (submerged) 1160 tons (total) |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 70.60 m (overall) 55.55 m (pressure hull) |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.30 m (overall) 4.15 m (pressure hull) |
| Draught | 4.02 m |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2400 hp (surfaced) 1200 hp (submerged) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 16.8 knots (surfaced) 9.1 knots (submerged) |
| Range | 11,220 miles (surfaced) 56 miles (submerged) |
| Complement | 39 men |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 bow,2 stern torpedo tubes(16 torpedoes) 1x105mm deck gun with 220 rounds 1x88mm deck gun |
SM U-110 was a German Mittel-U type U-boat of the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was ordered on 5 May 1916 and launched on 28 July 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 September 1917 as SM U-110.[Note 1] and assigned to IV Flotilla of the High Seas Fleet based on the German North Sea coast.[1]
U-110 made three wartime patrols, and sank 10 ships, totalling 26,963 GRT. Her first success was the British Q ship Penshurst, with which she fought an engagement on 24 December 1917. Penshurst sank shortly after.
U 110 was sunk on 15 March 1918 north-west of Malin Head. She was found and depth-charged by British destroyers Michael and Moresby. 39 men were lost.[2] 54°49′N 8°6′W / 54.817°N 8.100°W
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and U for Unterseeboot. This translates as His Majesty's Submarine.
References
- Kemp, Paul : U-Boats Destroyed ( 1997) . ISBN 1-85409-515-3
- Tarrant, VE : The U-Boat Offensive 1914-1945 (1989) ISBN 0-85368-928-8
- U-110 at uboat.net