For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-16.
| SM U-16 (Germany) | |
|---|---|
 Identifiable are: U 22, U 20, U 19, and U 21 (first row, l-r); U 14, U 15, U 11, U 16, U 18, and U ?? (second row, l-r). | |
| Career (Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-16 |
| Ordered: | 26 August 1909 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost: | 2,539,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number: | 157 |
| Laid down: | 10 May 1910 |
| Launched: | 29 August 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 28 December 1911 |
| Fate: | February 1919 - Sunk in an accident in position 58°59′N 08°29′E / 58.983°N 8.483°ECoordinates: 58°59′N 08°29′E / 58.983°N 8.483°E while on passage to surrender. |
| Class & type: | German Type U 16 submarine |
| Displacement: |
489 metric tons (539 short tons) ↑ 627 metric tons (691 short tons) ↓ |
| Length: | 57.8 m (189 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shafts 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (890 hp) 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (1,030 hp) 550 rpm ↑ 600 rpm ↓ |
| Speed: |
15.6 kn (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) ↑ 10.7 kn (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) ↓ |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 dingi |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament: |
4 x 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun |
SM U-16 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-16 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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