SM U-166

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-166.
History
German Empire
NameU-166
Ordered27 June 1917
BuilderBremer Vulkan, Vegesack
Yard number653
Launched6 September 1918
Commissioned21 March 1919
RenamedJean Roulier
FateSurrendered to France on 21 March 1919
France
NameJean Roulier
Acquired21 March 1919
Decommissioned24 July 1935
FateBroken up
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 93 submarine
Displacement
  • 821 t (808 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,002 t (986 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)
Draught3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,230 PS (905 kW; 1,213 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers
Speed
  • 16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) surfaced
  • 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 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 (160 ft)
Complement4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament

SM U-166[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy. She was a Type Mittel U submarine, launched in 1918. She would have been engaged in naval warfare and taken part in the First Battle of the Atlantic, but it was not commissioned until the end of the war. She surrendered on 21 March 1919 and became the French submarine Jean Roulier until 24 July 1935. U-166 was broken up.[2]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 166". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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