SM U-157[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-157 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-157 |
| Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
| Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg |
| Launched | 23 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 22 September 1917 |
| Fate | 11 November 1918 – Interned at Trondheim, Norway. Surrendered to France on 8 February 1919. Broken up at Brest during July 1921. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Type U 151 submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length |
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| Beam |
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| Height | 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
| Speed |
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| Range | 25,000 nmi (46,000 km; 29,000 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced, 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged |
| Test depth | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Complement | 6 officers, 50 enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
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| Commanders: |
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| Operations: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: |
15 merchant ships sunk (15,905 GRT) |
Summary of raiding history
edit| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 1917 | Lidia |  Portugal
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302 | Sunk |
| 7 January 1918 | Oued Sebou |  France
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1,540 | Sunk |
| 10 January 1918 | Hulda Maersk |  Denmark
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1,566 | Sunk |
| 11 January 1918 | Norefos |  Norway
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1,788 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1918 | Estrella Da Bissao | Portugal
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129 | Sunk |
| 20 February 1918 | Kithira |  Greece
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2,240 | Sunk |
| 14 March 1918 | Arpillao |  Spain
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2,768 | Sunk |
| 4 August 1918 | Remonstrant | Norway
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1,073 | Sunk |
| 4 August 1918 | Don | Norway
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1,145 | Sunk |
| 9 August 1918 | Orkney | Denmark
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291 | Sunk |
| 15 August 1918 | Kalps |  Russian SFSR
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284 | Sunk |
| 27 August 1918 | Gloria | Portugal
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120 | Sunk |
| 18 September 1918 | Ledaal | Norway
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2,257 | Sunk |
| 22 September 1918 | Gaia | Portugal
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278 | Sunk |
| 8 October 1918 | Hawanee |  United Kingdom
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124 | Sunk |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
edit- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 157". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 157". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Jung, Dieter (2004). Die Schiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918 und ihr Verbleib [German Imperial Navy ships 1914-1918 and their fate] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-6247-7.