SM U-76

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-76.

History
German Empire
NameU-76
Ordered9 March 1915
BuilderAG Vulkan, Hamburg
Yard number58
Launched12 March 1916
Commissioned11 May 1916
Fate22 January 1917 - Foundered in bad weather off North Cape 71°N 23°E / 71°N 23°E / 71; 23 after damage by collision with a Russian trawler. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UE I submarine
Displacement
  • 755 t (743 long tons) surfaced
  • 832 t (819 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) (o/a)
  • 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 900 PS (662 kW; 888 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 800 PS (588 kW; 789 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts, 2× 1.38 m (4 ft 6 in) propellers
Speed
  • 9.9 knots (18.3 km/h; 11.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,880 nmi (14,590 km; 9,070 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 83 nmi (154 km; 96 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement4 officers, 28 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 29 June 1916 – 22 January 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Waldemar Bender[3]
  • 11 May 1916 – 22 January 1917 [1]
Operations: 4 patrols
Victories:
  • 2 merchant ships sunk
    (1,149 GRT + Unknown GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (6,254 GRT)

SM U-76[Note 1] was a Type UE 1 submarine and one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-76 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

  1. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 76". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 10–11.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Waldemar Bender". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 January 2015.


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