Type U 127 submarine

SM U-135 at sea
Class overview
Builders
Operators Imperial German Navy
Preceded byType UE II
Succeeded byType U 139
Cost6,438,000 Mark
Built1913-1918
Building8
Completed0
General characteristics [1]
Displacement
  • 1,160–1,221 t (1,142–1,202 long tons)(surfaced)
  • 1,527–1,649 t (1,503–1,623 long tons) (submerged)
Length
  • 82.05–82.50 m (269 ft 2 in – 270 ft 8 in) (o/a)
  • 65.15–65.57 m (213 ft 9 in – 215 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Beam
  • 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (o/a)
  • 4.83–4.85 m (15 ft 10 in – 15 ft 11 in) (pressure hull)
Height9.46 m (31 ft)
Draught4.02 m (13 ft 2 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × diesel engines, 3,255–3,452 bhp (2,427–2,574 kW) total
  • 2 × diesel generators for surface dash, 888 brake horsepower (662 kW) total
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,667 shp (1,243 kW) total
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) (submerged)
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced) 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph)(submerged)
Test depth75 m (246 ft)
Complement44 men
Armament

Type U 127 submarine was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 15–16.