SM U-101

History
German Empire
Name	U-101
Ordered	15 September 1915
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	252
Laid down	30 November 1915
Launched	1 April 1917
Commissioned	15 May 1917
Fate	Surrendered 21 November 1918
General characteristics
Class & type	German Type U 57 submarine
Displacement	750 t (740 long tons) surfaced; 952 t (937 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.60 m (221 ft 9 in) (o/a); 54.02 m (177 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a); 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft)
Installed power	2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced; 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged;
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced; 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) submerged;
Range	10,100 nmi (18,700 km; 11,600 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 depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern); 10–12 torpedoes; 2 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla; 10 July 1917 – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Karl Koopmann; 15 May 1917 – 19 December 1917; Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg; 20 December 1917 – 17 June 1918; Kptlt. Friedrich Ulrich; 18 June 1918 – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	8 patrols
Victories:	22 merchant ships sunk ; (26,045 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (208 GRT); 3 merchant ships damaged ; (11,217 GRT);

SM U-101 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-101 was engaged in the German campaign against Allied commerce (Handelskrieg) during that conflict. On 26 November 1917, U-101 torpedoed and damaged RFA Crenella, which managed to return to port with assistance from USS Cushing.

History

German Empire
Name	U-101
Ordered	15 September 1915
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	252
Laid down	30 November 1915
Launched	1 April 1917
Commissioned	15 May 1917
Fate	Surrendered 21 November 1918
General characteristics
Class & type	German Type U 57 submarine
Displacement	750 t (740 long tons) surfaced 952 t (937 long tons) submerged
Length	67.60 m (221 ft 9 in) (o/a) 54.02 m (177 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a) 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull)
Height	8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft)
Installed power	2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) submerged
Range	10,100 nmi (18,700 km; 11,600 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 depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern) 10–12 torpedoes 2 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla 10 July 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Karl Koopmann 15 May 1917 – 19 December 1917 Kptlt. Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg 20 December 1917 – 17 June 1918 Kptlt. Friedrich Ulrich 18 June 1918 – 11 November 1918
Operations:	8 patrols
Victories:	22 merchant ships sunk (26,045 GRT) 1 auxiliary warship sunk (208 GRT) 3 merchant ships damaged (11,217 GRT)