SM U-118

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-118.
SM U-118 washed ashore at Hastings, Sussex
SM U-118 washed ashore at Hastings, Sussex.
History
German Empire
NameU-118
Ordered27 May 1916
BuilderAG Vulcan Stettin
Yard number92
Launched23 February 1918
Commissioned8 May 1918
HomeportHamburg
FateSurrendered on 23 February 1919. Tow cable snapped during her voyage to France and she went aground on Hastings Beach on 15 April 1919. She was later broken up.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType UE II submarine
TypeCoastal minelaying submarine
Displacement
  • 1,164 t (1,146 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,512 t (1,488 long tons) submerged
Length81.52 m (267 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)
Height10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed
  • 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) surfaced
  • 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 13,900 nmi (25,700 km; 16,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged
Test depth75 m (246 ft)
Complement4 officers, 36 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • Unknown start – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Herbert Stohwasser[2]
  • 8 May 1918 – 11 November 1918
Operations: 1 patrol
Victories: 2 merchant ships sunk
(10,439 GRT)

SM U-118[Note 1] was a type UE II mine-laying submarine of the Imperial German Navy and one of 329 submarines serving with that navy during World War I.

U-118 engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[3]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, p. 15.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Herbert Stohwasser". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 118". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.


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