SM U-136

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-136.

History
German Empire
Name	U-136
Ordered	27 May 1916
Builder	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Laid down	23 November 1916
Launched	7 November 1917
Commissioned	15 August 1918
Fate	Surrendered to France 23 February 1919 Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Type U 127 submarine
Displacement	1,175  t (1,156 long tons) surfaced 1,534 t (1,510 long tons) submerged
Length	83.50 m (273 ft 11 in) o/a 65.75 m (215 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) o/a 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) pressure hull
Height	9.46 m (31 ft)
Draught	4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
Installed power	2 × MAN diesel engines, 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) total 2 × diesel generators for surface dash, 890 brake horsepower (660 kW) total 2 × electric motors, 1,670 shp (1,240 kW) total
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged
Range	10,000  nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged
Test depth	75 m (246 ft)
Complement	44 men
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 16 × torpedoes 1 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 deck gun with 220 rounds 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun
Service record
Part of	III Flotilla unknown start – 11 November 1918
Commanders	Kptlt. Hermann Menzel [2] 15 August – 11 November 1918
Operations	None
Victories	None

SM U-136 ^{[Note 1]} was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-136 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ^[3]

References

Notes

1. "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

1. Gröner 1991, pp. 15–16.
2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hermann Menzel (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 136". 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. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-593-4.