SM U-108

	U-boats 108 and U-C56, in Brest docks, 1918. Note six-inch rifle on bow of U-108
History
German Empire
Name	U-108
Ordered	5 May 1916
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	277
Launched	11 October 1917
Commissioned	5 December 1917
Fate	Surrendered to France, 20 November 1918
France
Name	Léon Mignot
Namesake	Léon Mignot
Fate	Broken up, 1935
General characteristics
Class and type	Type U 93 submarine
Displacement	798 t (785 long tons) surfaced; 1,000 t (980 long tons) submerged;
Length	71.55 m (234 ft 9 in) (o/a); 56.05 m (183 ft 11 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (o/a); 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.90 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;
Propulsion	2 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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament	6 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern); 12-16 torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	IV Flotilla; Unknown start – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Martin Nitzsche; 5 December 1917 – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	3 patrols
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (7,484 GRT)

SM U-108^{[Note 1]} was a submarine in the Imperial German Navy in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.^[3]

^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Martin Nitzsche". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 108". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

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[FOOTNOTEGröner199112–14-1] Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.

[2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Martin Nitzsche". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

[U108-4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 108". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

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