SM U-140
Appearance
SM U-140 comes alongside SM U-117 to be supplied with fuel, close to the Faroe Islands, 1918
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History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-140 |
Ordered | 1 August 1916 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 301 |
Launched | 4 November 1917 |
Commissioned | 28 March 1918 |
In service | 28 March 1918 – 11 November 1918 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | German Type U 139 submarine |
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Height | 5.27 m (17 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 11.20 m (36 ft 9 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) propellers |
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Range |
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Test depth | 75 m (246 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 6 (1) officers, 56 (20) enlisted – (prize crew) |
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Operations: | 1 patrol |
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SM U-140 was a Type U 139 submarine that served in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-140 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [2]
After the end of World War I, U-140 surrendered to the United States, which used her for testing. Finally, the United States Navy destroyer USS Dickerson (DD-157) sank her as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Charles, Virginia, on 22 July 1921.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[3] |
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27 July 1918 | Porto | Portugal | 1,079 | Sunk |
2 August 1918 | Tokuyama Maru | Japan | 7,029 | Sunk |
4 August 1918 | O. B. Jennings | United States | 10,289 | Sunk |
5 August 1918 | Stanley M. Seaman | United States | 1,060 | Sunk |
6 August 1918 | Diamond Shoals LV71 | United States Navy | 590 | Sunk |
6 August 1918 | Merak | United States | 3,024 | Sunk |
21 August 1918 | Diomed | United Kingdom | 7,523 | Sunk |
References
Notes
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 19–21.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 140". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 140". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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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