SM U-93

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-93.
History
German Empire
NameU-93
Ordered15 September 1915
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number257
Laid down12 January 1916
Launched15 December 1916
Commissioned10 February 1917
FateLost to unknown cause off Hardelot, France in January 1918[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType U 93 submarine
Displacement
  • 838 t (825 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)
Draught3.94 m (12 ft 11 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 × 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers
Speed
  • 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) surfaced
  • 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) submerged
Range
  • 9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 52 nmi (96 km; 60 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament
Service record[3]
Part of:
  • IV Flotilla
  • 5 April 1917 – 15 January 1918
Commanders:
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories:
  • 33 merchant ships sunk
    (87,637 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (235 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (12,429 GRT)
  • 1 warship damaged
    (199 tons)

SM U-93 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-93 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[3]

  1. ^ Innes McCartney (2015). The Maritime Archaeology of a Modern Conflict: Comparing the Archaeology of German Submarine Wrecks to the Historical Text. New York: Routledge. pp. 117–119. ISBN 978-1138814356.
  2. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
  3. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 93". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 December 2014.