SM U-153
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Name | U-153 |
Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
Builder | Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg |
Launched | 19 July 1917 |
Commissioned | 17 November 1917 |
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Class and type | German Type U 151 submarine |
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Beam |
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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 |
Speed |
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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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SM U-153[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-153 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [2]
U-153 surrendered to the United Kingdom on 24 November 1918, just after the end of World War I. The British scuttled her in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight on 30 June 1921.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
Citations
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 153". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "U 153". Uboat. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
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(help) - 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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