SM U-154 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-154 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-154 |
| Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
| Yard number | 381 |
| Launched | 10 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 December 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 11 May 1918 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Type U 151 submarine |
| Displacement | |
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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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| Service record | |
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| Commanders: |
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| Operations: | 1 patrol |
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On 11 May 1918, U-154 was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean at 36°51′N 11°50′W / 36.850°N 11.833°W by the Royal Navy submarine HMS E35 with the loss of all 77 of her crew.
Summary of raiding history
edit| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March 1918 | Nordkyn |  Norway
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3,244 | Sunk |
| 17 March 1918 | Guadalquivir |  Spain
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2,078 | Sunk |
| 21 March 1918 | Chincha |  United States
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6,371 | Damaged |
| 26 March 1918 | Beira Alta |  Portugal
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101 | Sunk |
| 7 April 1918 | La Bruyere |  France
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2,198 | Damaged |
| 9 April 1918 | President Howard |  Liberia
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73 | Sunk |
| 10 April 1918 | Burutu |  United Kingdom
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3,902 | Damaged |
| 21 April 1918 | Michelet | France
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2,636 | Sunk |
| 25 April 1918 | Kawachi Maru |  Empire of Japan
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5,749 | Damaged |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ 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 154". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 154". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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.