SM U-137

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War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameU-137
Ordered27 May 1916
Builder Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Launched16 December 1916
Commissioned8 January 1918
FateUnknown
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Type U 127 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,175  t (1,156 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,534 t (1,510 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) o/a
  • 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) pressure hull
Height9.46 m (31 ft)
Draught4.26 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 bhp (660 kW) total
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,670 shp (1,240 kW) total
Propulsion2 × 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 depth75 m (246 ft)
Complement44 men
Armament
Service record
Operations: None
Victories: None

SM U-137 [Note 1] was a Type U 127 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Her construction was ordered on 27 May 1916 and her keel was laid down by Kaiserliche Werft Danzig. She was launched on 16 December 1916 and she was commissioned on 8 January 1918. She made no war patrols. [2]

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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-boats: U 137". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

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