SM U-157[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-157 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[2]
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-157 |
Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg |
Launched | 23 May 1917 |
Commissioned | 22 September 1917 |
Fate | 11 November 1918 – Interned at Trondheim, Norway. Surrendered to France on 8 February 1919. Broken up at Brest during July 1921. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 151 submarine |
Displacement | |
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Beam |
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Height | 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
Speed |
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Range | 25,000 nmi (46,000 km; 29,000 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced, 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged |
Test depth | 50 metres (160 ft) |
Complement | 6 officers, 50 enlisted |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: |
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Commanders: |
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Operations: | 2 patrols |
Victories: | 15 merchant ships sunk (15,905 GRT) |
Summary of raiding history
editDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[3] |
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26 December 1917 | Lidia | Portugal | 302 | Sunk |
7 January 1918 | Oued Sebou | France | 1,540 | Sunk |
10 January 1918 | Hulda Maersk | Denmark | 1,566 | Sunk |
11 January 1918 | Norefos | Norway | 1,788 | Sunk |
17 February 1918 | Estrella Da Bissao | Portugal | 129 | Sunk |
20 February 1918 | Kithira | Greece | 2,240 | Sunk |
14 March 1918 | Arpillao | Spain | 2,768 | Sunk |
4 August 1918 | Remonstrant | Norway | 1,073 | Sunk |
4 August 1918 | Don | Norway | 1,145 | Sunk |
9 August 1918 | Orkney | Denmark | 291 | Sunk |
15 August 1918 | Kalps | Russian SFSR | 284 | Sunk |
27 August 1918 | Gloria | Portugal | 120 | Sunk |
18 September 1918 | Ledaal | Norway | 2,257 | Sunk |
22 September 1918 | Gaia | Portugal | 278 | Sunk |
8 October 1918 | Hawanee | United Kingdom | 124 | Sunk |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
edit- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 157". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 157". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Jung, Dieter (2004). Die Schiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918 und ihr Verbleib [German Imperial Navy ships 1914-1918 and their fate] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-6247-7.
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