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SM U-53
Type U 51 U-boats of the Imperial German Navy during WWI / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-53.
SM U-53 was one of the six Type U 51 U-boats of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.
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Name | U-53 |
Ordered | 23 August 1914 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 235 |
Laid down | 17 March 1915 |
Launched | 1 February 1916 |
Commissioned | 22 April 1916 |
Fate | 1 December 1918 - surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1919 |
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Class and type | Type U 51 submarine |
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Height | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Operations: | 13 patrols |
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