Type U 93 submarine

Class overview
BuildersGermaniawerft, Kiel and Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Operators Imperial German Navy
Preceded byType U 87
Succeeded byType Large MS
Completed24
Lost6
General characteristics [1]
Displacement
  • 838 t (825 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,000 t (980 long tons) (submerged)
  • 1,270 t (1,250 long tons) (total)
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (o/a)
  • 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Draught3.94 m (12 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • 2,400 PS (1,800 kW; 2,400 shp) (surfaced)
  • 1,200 PS (880 kW; 1,200 shp) (submerged)
Speed
  • 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 11,280 nmi (20,890 km; 12,980 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 56 nmi (104 km; 64 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement39 men
Armament

Type 93 was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 12–14.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat Types: Type U 93". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.