SM U-96

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-96.

History
German Empire
NameU-96
Ordered15 September 1915
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number260
Laid down12 January 1916
Launched15 February 1917
Commissioned11 April 1917
FateSurrendered 20 November 1918
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType U 93 submarine
Displacement
  • 837 t (824 long tons) surfaced
  • 998 t (982 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 × 2,300 PS (1,692 kW; 2,269 shp) surfaced
  • 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers
Speed
  • 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) surfaced
  • 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,290 nmi (15,350 km; 9,540 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 47 nmi (87 km; 54 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • IV Flotilla
  • 24 May 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Heinrich Jeß[2]
  • 11 April 1917 – 31 August 1918
Operations: 9 patrols
Victories:
  • 30 merchant ships sunk
    (89,893 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (5,360 GRT)
  • 3 merchant ships damaged
    (16,220 GRT)

SM U-96 was a Type U 93 submarine and one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-96 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She was launched in 1917. On 6 December 1917, she collided with the submarine SM UC-69 at Barfleur, France (49°47′N 1°10′W / 49.783°N 1.167°W / 49.783; -1.167); UC-69 sank with the loss of eleven of her crew.[3] U-96 survived the war.[4]

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich Jeß (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "UC 69". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 96". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2015.