SM U-4 (Germany)
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History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-4 |
Ordered | 13 August 1907[1] |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig[1] |
Cost | 1,629,000 Goldmark |
Yard number | DU 3 |
Launched | 18 May 1909[1] |
Commissioned | 1 July 1909[1] |
Decommissioned | 27 January 1919 |
Fate | Broken up in 1919 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | German Type U 3 submarine |
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Beam | 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
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Test depth | 30 m (98 ft 5 in) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dingi |
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Commanders: | Friedrich Lützow |
SM U-4 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-4 engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Rössler, p. 15.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 4–6.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 4". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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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