SM U-3 (Germany)

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SM U-3 in the Harbour of Kiel (second boat right)
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War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameU-3
Ordered13 August 1907 [1]
Builder Kaiserliche Werft Danzig [1]
Cost1,629,000 Goldmark
Yard number2
Launched27 March 1909 [1]
Commissioned29 May 1909 [1]
FateSurrendered on 1 December 1918. Sank on the way to be broken up at Preston.
General characteristics [2]
Type German Type U 3 submarine
Displacement
  • 421 t (414 long tons) surfaced
  • 510 t (500 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph) surfaced
  • 9.4 knots (17.4 km/h; 10.8 mph) submerged
Range
  • 1,800  nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Test depth30 m (98 ft)
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 dinghy
Complement3 officers, 19 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • Training Flotilla
  • 1 August 1914 - 11 November 1918
Operations: none
Victories: No ships sunk or damaged

SM U-3 was the third German U-boat created by the German Empire in their history, and the first of two submarines in its class. The boat was built by Kaiserliche Werft Danzig and was launched on 27 March 1909.

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On 17 January 1911, U-3 sank near Kiel harbour in Heikendorfer Bay because of an unclosed ventilation shaft valve. Its entire 30-man crew was rescued by SMS Vulkan via torpedo tube. Amongst the saved crew was Otto Weddigen, the later commander of U-9 and Paul Clarrendorf, the commander of U-boot-Abnahme-Kommando in Kiel which enlisted U-boat crews.

U-3 began her World War I career as a training boat from 1 August 1914 to 11 November 1918. On 1 December 1918, the surrendered boat was being towed to Preston to be broken up when she sank. Unlike the first two U-boat designs, the third design was fitted with a 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 deck gun.

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