German Type Mittel U submarine
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Mittel U was a class of U-boat
s built during World War I
by the Kaiserliche Marine
.
Mittel U U-boats carried 16 torpedo
es and had various arrangements of deck guns. Some had only one 88mm gun while others had a single 105mm gun - but most had both originally. In 1917 some of the boats were refitted with a single 105mm gun.
They carried a crew of 39 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of around 11,220 miles. Many arrangements from the Mittel U were also seen on the World War II
Type IX
U-boats when their design work took place 20 years later.
Between 1915 and 1919 46 were built, amongst them U-88
with Walther Schwieger
as commander and U-103 with Claus Rücker.
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
s built during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
by the Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
.
Mittel U U-boats carried 16 torpedo
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
es and had various arrangements of deck guns. Some had only one 88mm gun while others had a single 105mm gun - but most had both originally. In 1917 some of the boats were refitted with a single 105mm gun.
They carried a crew of 39 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of around 11,220 miles. Many arrangements from the Mittel U were also seen on the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Type IX
German Type IX submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for...
U-boats when their design work took place 20 years later.
Between 1915 and 1919 46 were built, amongst them U-88
SM U-88
SM U-88 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-88 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
with Walther Schwieger
Walther Schwieger
Lieutenant Walther Schwieger was a German U-boat commander during the First World War, noted for his role in the sinking of the Lusitania....
as commander and U-103 with Claus Rücker.
List of Type Mittel U submarines
There were 46 Type Mittel U submarines commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine.- SM U-81SM U-81SM U-81 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-81 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-82SM U-82SM U-82 was a Type Mittel U U-boat of the German Imperial Navy during the First World War.She was launched on 1 July 1916 and commissioned on 16 September 1916 under Hans Adam. She was assigned to IV Flotilla on 21 November 1916, serving with them throughout the war. She carried out 11 patrols...
- SM U-83
- SM U-84SM U-84SM U-84 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-84 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-85SM U-85SM U-85 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-85 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-86
- SM U-87SM U-87SM U-87 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-87 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.-References:...
- SM U-88SM U-88SM U-88 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-88 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-89SM U-89SM U-89 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-89 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-90
- SM U-91SM U-91SM U-91 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-91 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-92SM U-92SM U-92 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was engaged in the commerce warfare in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-93SM U-93SM U-93 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-93 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-94SM U-94SM U-94 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-94 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-95SM U-95SM U-95 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-95 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She sank by unknown causes off Hardelot, France, in the second half of January 1918.-References:...
- SM U-96SM U-96-External links:*** More detailed information about U-96.* original documents, photos and maps about World War I German submarine warfare and British Room 40 Intelligence from The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK....
- SM U-97SM U-97SM U-97 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-97 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. The German unit sank by accident on her way to surrender at position ....
- SM U-98SM U-98SM U-98 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-98 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-99SM U-99SM U-99 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-99 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.- Operations :...
- SM U-100SM U-100SM U-100 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-100 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.-References:...
- SM U-101SM U-101SM U-101 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-101 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. On 26 November 1917, U-101 torpedoed and damaged RFA Crenella, which managed to return to port with assistance from...
- SM U-102
- SM U-103
- SM U-104SM U-104SM U-104 was a German Type Mittel U U-boat during the First World War. U-104 was built at AG Weser in Bremen, launched on 3 July 1917 and commissioned on 12 August 1917. She completed four patrols under commander Kurt Bernis and was responsible for the sinking of eight vessels of a total of...
- SM U-105SM U-105SM U-105 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-105 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. After the war she was ceded to France, where the unit served as Jean Autric until being scrapped in 1938....
- SM U-106SM U-106SM U-106 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-106 was commissioned on 28 Jul 1917, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans Hufnagel, and participated in one wartime patrol starting on 2 September 1917...
- SM U-107SM U-107SM U-107 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-107 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-108SM U-108SM U-108 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-108 was engaged in commerce warfare in the First Battle of the Atlantic...
- SM U-109SM U-109U-109 was a submarine in the Imperial German Navy in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. The building contract was confirmed 5 May 1916, and was awarded to Germaniawerft, Kiel. A Type 93 boat, she was launched 25 September 1917 and commissioned 7 November. She was under...
- SM U-110
- SM U-111SM U-111SM U-111 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-112SM U-112SM U-112 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-112 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-113SM U-113SM U-113 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-113 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-114SM U-114SM U-114 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-114 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-135
- SM U-136SM U-136SM U-136 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-136 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-137SM U-137SM U-137 was a Type Mittel U U-boat of the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. Her construction was ordered on 27 May 1916 and her keel was laid down by Kaiserliche Werften in Danzig. She was launched on 16 December 1916 and she was commissioned on 8 January 1918. She made no war...
- SM U-138SM U-138SM U-138 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-138 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-160SM U-160SM U-160 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-160 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-161SM U-161SM U-161 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-161 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-162SM U-162SM U-162 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-162 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-163SM U-163SM U-163 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-159 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-164SM U-164SM U-164 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-164 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic....
- SM U-165SM U-165SM U-165 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-165 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Sank on his way to surrender on 18 November 1918 at position ....
- SM U-166SM U-166SM U-166 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy . She was a Type Mittel U submarine, launched in 1918. She was engaged in the naval warfare of World War I and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She surrendered on 21 March 1919 and became the French submarine...
- SM U-167SM U-167SM U-167 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.U-167 would have been engaged in naval warfare and taken part in the First Battle of the Atlantic , but it was not commissioned until the end of the war.-References:...