SM U-106

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-106.
History
German Empire
NameU-106
Ordered5 May 1916
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number275
Launched12 June 1917
Commissioned28 July 1917
FateSunk by mines 7 October 1917
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 93 submarine
Displacement
  • 798 t (785 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,000 t (980 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (o/a)
  • 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers
Speed
  • 16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) surfaced
  • 8.4 knots (15.6 km/h; 9.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 9,280 nmi (17,190 km; 10,680 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • IV Flotilla
  • 2 September – 7 October 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Hans Hufnagel[2]
  • 28 July – 7 October 1917
Operations: 1 patrol
Victories:
  • 1 warship sunk
    (957 tons)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (5,867 GRT)
Construction schematic of the German WW I era submarine U-106

SM U-106 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-106 was commissioned on 28 July 1917, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans Hufnagel, and participated in one wartime patrol starting on 2 September 1917. On 18 September 1917, during the First Battle of the Atlantic, U-106 was credited with the sinking of HMS Contest, an Acasta class destroyer, and damaging "City of Lincoln", a 5,867 GRT steamer, in the Western Approaches.[3] She was lost off Terschelling after striking a mine on 7 October 1917.[4]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Hufnagel". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ "British Destroyers". Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 106". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2010.