History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-96 |
Ordered | 15 September 1915 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 260 |
Laid down | 12 January 1916 |
Launched | 15 February 1917 |
Commissioned | 11 April 1917 |
Fate | Surrendered 20 November 1918 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 93 submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3.94 m (12 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 9 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-96 was a Type U 93 submarine and one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-96 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She was launched in 1917. On 6 December 1917, she collided with the submarine SM UC-69 at Barfleur, France (49°47′N 1°10′W / 49.783°N 1.167°W); UC-69 sank with the loss of eleven of her crew.[3] U-96 survived the war.[4]