SM U-116

History
German Empire
NameU-116
BuilderSchichau-Werke, Elbing
Cost4,100,000 Goldmark
Yard number987
Laid downSeptember 1916
Launched1918
Fatenever completed, broken up at Danzig
General characteristics
Class & typeGerman Type U 115 submarine
Displacement
  • 882 t (868 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,233 t (1,214 long tons) submerged
Length72.30 m (237 ft 2 in)
Beam6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × MAN four-stroke diesel motors with 2,400 PS (1,770 kW; 2,370 shp)
  • 2 × SSW double dynamos with 1,200 PS (880 kW; 1,180 shp)
  • 450 rpm surfaced
  • 330 rpm submerged
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,470 nautical miles (21,240 km; 13,200 mi) at 8 kn surfaced
  • 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) at 4.5 kn submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement4 officers, 32 men
Armament

SM U-116 was a German Type 115 U-boat of the Imperial German Navy built at Schichau-Werke, Danzig. As her sister ship SM U-115, she was never completed and ultimately broken up in Danzig after the Armistice with Germany. Her main engines were used in M/S Adolf Sommerfeld ex SMS Gefion. Both boats had been offered to the IGN free of charge by Schichau in an attempt to gain experience in building submarines (Williamson, 15).