SM U-152

	U-152 departs at Kiel, 5 September 1918
History
German Empire
Name	U-152
Ordered	29 November 1916
Builder	Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg
Launched	20 May 1917
Commissioned	17 October 1917
Fate	Surrendered, November 1918; Scuttled English Channel 30 June 1921;
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 151 submarine
Displacement	1,512 tonnes (1,488 long tons) (surfaced); 1,875 tonnes (1,845 long tons) (submerged); 2,272 tonnes (2,236 long tons) (total);
Length	65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a); 57.00 m (187 ft) (pressure hull);
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in) (o/a); 5.80 m (19 ft) (pressure hull);
Height	9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power	800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (surfaced); 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (submerged);
Propulsion	2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed	12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced; 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) submerged;
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	2 50 cm (20 in) bow torpedo tubes ; 18 torpedoes; 2 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 deck guns with 1672 rounds; 2 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck guns with 764 rounds;
Service record
Part of:	U-Kreuzer Flotilla; 20 October 1917 - 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Constantin Kolbe; 20 October 1917 – 3 May 1918; KrvKpt. Gerhard von Zitzewitz; 4 May – 24 August 1918; Kptlt. Adolf Franz; 25 August – 15 November 1918;
Operations:	2 patrols
Victories:	19 merchant ships sunk ; (37,505 GRT); 3 merchant ships damaged ; (11,406 GRT);

SM U-152 was a Type U 151 submarine of the Imperial German Navy during World War I.

Built at Hamburg, the submarine was commissioned in October 1917. Initially intended as a submersible merchantman for transporting critical war materiel through the British blockade, she was converted to a combat ship while under construction.

History
U-152 departs at Kiel, 5 September 1918
German Empire
Name	U-152
Ordered	29 November 1916
Builder	Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg
Launched	20 May 1917
Commissioned	17 October 1917
Fate	Surrendered, November 1918 Scuttled English Channel 30 June 1921
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 151 submarine
Displacement	1,512 tonnes (1,488 long tons) (surfaced) 1,875 tonnes (1,845 long tons) (submerged) 2,272 tonnes (2,236 long tons) (total)
Length	65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a) 57.00 m (187 ft) (pressure hull)
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in) (o/a) 5.80 m (19 ft) (pressure hull)
Height	9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power	800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (surfaced) 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (submerged)
Propulsion	2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed	12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) submerged
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	2 50 cm (20 in) bow torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes 2 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 deck guns with 1672 rounds 2 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck guns with 764 rounds
Service record
Part of:	U-Kreuzer Flotilla 20 October 1917 - 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Constantin Kolbe 20 October 1917 – 3 May 1918 KrvKpt. Gerhard von Zitzewitz 4 May – 24 August 1918 Kptlt. Adolf Franz 25 August – 15 November 1918
Operations:	2 patrols
Victories:	19 merchant ships sunk (37,505 GRT) 3 merchant ships damaged (11,406 GRT)