SM U-57
German Submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-57.
SM U-57 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-57 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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U-57 in Cherbourg circa 1920 | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-57 |
Ordered | 6 October 1914 |
Builder | A.G. Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 212 |
Laid down | 25 August 1915 |
Launched | 29 April 1916 |
Commissioned | 6 July 1916 |
Fate | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 57 submarine |
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Height | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 3.79 m (12 ft 5 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: | 7 patrols |
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