SM U-151

U-151 at sea
History
German Empire
NameU-151
Ordered29 November 1916
BuilderReiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg
Yard number303
Launched4 April 1917
Commissioned21 July 1917
CapturedSurrendered to France at Cherbourg
FateSunk as target ship at Cherbourg, 7 June 1921
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 151 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,512 tonnes (1,488 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,875 tonnes (1,845 long tons) (submerged)
  • 2,272 tonnes (2,236 long tons) (total)
Length
Beam
  • 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in) (o/a)
  • 5.80 m (19 ft) (pressure hull)
Height9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
Draught5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (surfaced)
  • 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (submerged)
Propulsion2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed
  • 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced
  • 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) submerged
Range25,000 nmi (46,000 km; 29,000 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced, 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth50 metres (160 ft)
Complement6 officers, 50 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • U-Kreuzer Flotilla
  • 21 July 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • K.Kapt. Waldemar Kophamel
  • 21 July –26 December 1917
  • K.Kapt. Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff
  • 27 December 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations: 4 patrols
Victories:
  • 34 merchant ships sunk
    (88,395 GRT)
  • 6 merchant ships damaged
    (13,267 GRT)
  • 1 warship damaged
    (1,025 tons)

SM U-151 or SM Unterseeboot 151 ( ex U Oldenburg) was a World War I U-boat of the Imperial German Navy, constructed by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik at Hamburg and launched on 4 April 1917. From 1917 until the Armistice in November 1918 she was part of the U-Kreuzer Flotilla, and was responsible for 34 ships sunk (88,395 GRT) and 7 ships damaged (13,267 GRT and 1,025 tons).[2]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 20–21.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference u151 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).