For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-109.
| SM U-109 | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-109 |
| Ordered: | 5 May 1916 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | Werk 278 |
| Launched: | 25 September 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 7 November 1917 |
| Fate: | Sunk 26 January 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 93 submarine |
| Displacement: |
808 tons (surfaced) 946 tons (submerged) 1160 tons (total) |
| Length: |
70.60 m (overall) 55.55 m (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
6.30 m (overall) 4.15 m (pressure hull) |
| Draught: | 4.02 m |
| Propulsion: |
2400 hp (surfaced) 1200 hp (submerged) |
| Speed: |
16.8 knots (surfaced) 9.1 knots (submerged) |
| Range: | 11,220 miles (surfaced) 56 miles (submerged) |
| Complement: | 39 men |
| Armament: |
16 torpedoes (4/2 in bow/stern tubes) 105mm deck gun with 220 rounds 88mm deck gun |
U-109 was a submarine in the Imperial German Navy in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[1] The building contract was confirmed 5 May 1916, and was awarded to Germaniawerft, Kiel.[2] A Type 93 boat, she was launched 25 September 1917 and commissioned 7 November. She was under the command of Otto Ney. On 28 January 1918, she was sunk in the English Channel, possibly by a mine, while diving to avoid ships from the Dover Patrol (particularly drifter H.M. Beryl III).[3] She sank no ships.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ↑ "U-109". http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=109. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ Rössler, Eberhard, The U-boat: The evolution and technical history of German Submarines, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1989, p. 66
- ↑ *Innes McCartney (2002). Lost Patrols: Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel.
- ↑ uboat.net
- ↑ Gray, Edwyn A., The U-Boat War 1914-1918, Leo Cooper, London, 1994 p. 242
- ↑ *Innes McCartney (2002). Lost Patrols: Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel.
Coordinates: 50°53′N 1°31′E / 50.883°N 1.517°E
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