SM U-94

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-94.
History
German Empire
NameU-94
Ordered15 September 1915
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number258
Laid down25 March 1916
Launched5 January 1917
Commissioned3 March 1917
FateSurrendered 20 November 1918
General characteristics [1]
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[2]
Part of:
  • IV Flotilla
  • 20 April 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Alfred Saalwächter
  • 3 March 1917 – 24 March 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Martin Schwab
  • 25 March – 11 November 1918
Operations: 13 patrol
Victories:
  • 20 merchant ships sunk
    (60,631 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,250 tons)
  • 3 merchant ships damaged
    (19,326 GRT)

SM U-94 was a Type U 93 submarine and one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-94 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[2]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
  2. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 94". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 December 2014.