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SM U-7 (Germany)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-7.
SM U-7 was a Type U 5 U-boat, one of the 329 that served in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-7 took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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Name | U-7 |
Ordered | 8 April 1908 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Cost | 2,540,000 Goldmark |
Yard number | 149 |
Laid down | 6 May 1909 |
Launched | 28 July 1910 |
Commissioned | 18 July 1911 |
Fate | Sunk by U-22 in a friendly fire incident, 26 dead. |
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Class and type | German Type U 5 submarine |
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Draught | 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in) |
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Range | 3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dingi |
Complement | 4 officers, 24 men |
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Operations: | 3 patrols |
Victories: | None |
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