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SM U-157

History
German Empire
Name: U-157
Ordered: 29 November 1916
Builder: HC 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
Class and type: German Type U 151 submarine
Displacement:
  • 1,512 tonnes (1,488 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,875 tonnes (1,845 long tons) (submerged)
  • 2,272 tonnes (2,236 long tons) (total)
Length:
Beam:
  • 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in) (o/a)
  • 5.80 m (19 ft) (pressure hull)
Height: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
Draught: 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power:
  • 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (surfaced)
  • 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (submerged)
Propulsion: 2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed:
  • 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced
  • 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) submerged
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:

SM U-157 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.


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