SM U-151
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SM U-151 or SM Unterseeboot 151 ( ex U Oldenburg) was a World War I U-boat of the Imperial German Navy, constructed by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik at Hamburg and launched on 4 April 1917. From 1917 until the Armistice in November 1918 she was part of the U-Kreuzer Flotilla, and was responsible for 34 ships sunk (88,395 GRT) and 7 ships damaged (13,267 GRT and 1,025 tons).[2]
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German Empire | |
Name | U-151 |
Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
Builder | Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg |
Yard number | 303 |
Launched | 4 April 1917 |
Commissioned | 21 July 1917 |
Captured | Surrendered to France at Cherbourg |
Fate | Sunk as target ship at Cherbourg, 7 June 1921 |
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Class and type | German Type U 151 submarine |
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Height | 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
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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 |
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Operations: | 4 patrols |
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