SM U-142
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-142.
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German Empire | |
Name: | U-142 |
Ordered: | 29 November 1916 |
Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number: | 303 |
Launched: | 4 March 1918 |
Commissioned: | 10 November 1918 |
Fate: | 10 November 1918 – Taken right back to the dockyard after being commissioned and demilitarized and finally broken up at Oslebshausen in 1919. Engine plants were surrendered to the allies. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | German Type U 139 submarine |
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Height: | 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in) |
Draught: | 11.20 m (36 ft 9 in) |
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Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 × 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) propellers |
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Test depth: | 75 m (246 ft 1 in) |
Complement: | 6 (1) officers, 56 (20) enlisted – (prize crew) |
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SM U-142[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-142 was not engaged in the naval warfare. [2]
References
Notes
- ↑ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
Citations
- ↑ Gröner 1991, pp. 19-21.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 142". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
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