SM U-151

	U-151 at sea
History
German Empire
Name	U-151
Ordered	29 November 1916
Builder	Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg
Yard number	303
Launched	4 April 1917
Commissioned	21 July 1917
Captured	Surrendered to France at Cherbourg
Fate	Sunk as target ship at Cherbourg, 7 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) SK L/30 deck guns with 764 rounds;
Service record
Part of:	U-Kreuzer Flotilla; 21 July 1917 – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Waldemar Kophamel; 21 July –26 December 1917; K.Kapt. Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff; 27 December 1917 – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	4 patrols
Victories:	34 merchant ships sunk ; (88,395 GRT); 6 merchant ships damaged ; (13,267 GRT); 1 warship damaged ; (1,025 tons);

SM U-151 or SM Unterseeboot 151 (ex U Oldenburg) was a World War I U-boat of the Imperial German Navy, constructed by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik at Hamburg and launched on 4 April 1917. From 1917 until the Armistice in November 1918 she was part of the U-Kreuzer Flotilla, and was responsible for 34 ships sunk (88,395 GRT) and 7 ships damaged (13,267 GRT and 1,025 tons).

History
U-151 at sea
German Empire
Name	U-151
Ordered	29 November 1916
Builder	Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg
Yard number	303
Launched	4 April 1917
Commissioned	21 July 1917
Captured	Surrendered to France at Cherbourg
Fate	Sunk as target ship at Cherbourg, 7 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) SK L/30 deck guns with 764 rounds
Service record
Part of:	U-Kreuzer Flotilla 21 July 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Waldemar Kophamel 21 July –26 December 1917 K.Kapt. Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff 27 December 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations:	4 patrols
Victories:	34 merchant ships sunk (88,395 GRT) 6 merchant ships damaged (13,267 GRT) 1 warship damaged (1,025 tons)