SM U-136

History
German Empire
NameU-136
Ordered27 May 1916
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig
Laid down23 November 1916
Launched7 November 1917
Commissioned15 August 1918
Fate
  • Surrendered to France 23 February 1919
  • Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921
General characteristics
Class & typeType U 127 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,175 t (1,156 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,534 t (1,510 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) o/a
  • 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) pressure hull
Height9.46 m (31 ft)
Draught4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × MAN diesel engines, 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) total
  • 2 × diesel generators for surface dash, 890 brake horsepower (660 kW) total
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,670 shp (1,240 kW) total
Propulsion2 × propeller shafts
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 10,000 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
Service record
Part of:
  • III Flotilla
  • unknown start – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Hermann Menzel
  • 15 August – 11 November 1918
Operations: None
Victories: None

SM U-136 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-136 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

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