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German Empire | |
Name | U-163 |
Ordered | 9 February 1917 |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack |
Launched | 1 June 1918 |
Commissioned | 21 August 1918 |
Fate | Surrendered to Italy 22 November 1918, Broken up 1919 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 93 submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3.88 m (12 ft 9 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
SM U-163 [Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-163 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [3]
Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. U-163 had a displacement of 821 tonnes (808 long tons) when at the surface and 1,002 tonnes (986 long tons) while submerged. [1] She had a total length of 71.55 metres (234 ft 9 in), a pressure hull length of 56.05 m (183 ft 11 in), a beam of 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in), a height of 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in), and a draught of 3.88 m (12 ft 9 in). The submarine was powered by two 2,400 metric horsepower (1,800 kW; 2,400 shp) engines for use while surfaced, and two 1,230 metric horsepower (900 kW; 1,210 shp) engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts and two 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft). [1]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph). [1] When submerged, she could operate for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). U-163 was fitted with six 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, and one 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers). [1]
SM U-83 was a Type U 81 U-boat of the German Imperial Navy during the First World War. She had been commissioned and deployed to operate off the coast of the British Isles and attack coastal shipping as part of the German U-boat campaign.
SM U-90 was a Type U-87 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Its commander Walter Remy made regular stops at remote island North Rona for provisions such as fresh mutton. On 15 May 1918, U-90 shelled the Hirta wireless station in St Kilda, Scotland. On 31 May 1918, U-90 torpedoed and sank USS President Lincoln, a former Hamburg America Line steamer that had been seized by the United States for troop transportation. From the U.S. Navy crew that abandoned the sinking vessel, U-90 captured Lieutenant Edouard Izac, eventually taking him to Germany. Izac later escaped German captivity and reported to the US Navy about German submarine movements.
SM U-82 was a Type U 81 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I.
SM U-81 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-81 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-84 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-84 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-85 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-85 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-87 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-87 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She sank some 22 merchant vessels before 25 December 1917, when HMS Buttercup rammed U-87 in the Irish Sea and depth-charged her. Then the P-class sloop P.56 sank her. U-87's entire crew of 44 were lost.
SM U-88 was a Type U 87 submarine built for the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-88 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-89 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-89 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. On 12 February 1918, U-89 was rammed and sunk by HMS Roxburgh off Malin Head. There were no survivors.
SM U-91 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-91 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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SM U-99 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
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SM U-108 was a submarine in the Imperial German Navy in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-113 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-113 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-119 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-119 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-160 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-160 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
SM U-162 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-162 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.