SM U-142[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-142 was not engaged in the naval warfare.
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 Sister ship U-145 after surrender |
| History |
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 German Empire |
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| Name | U-142 |
| Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 303 |
| Launched | 4 March 1918 |
| Commissioned | 10 November 1918 |
| Fate | 10 November 1918 – Taken right back to the dockyard after being commissioned and demilitarized and finally broken up at Oslebshausen in 1919. Engine plants were surrendered to the allies. |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | German Type U 139 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 2,158 t (2,124 long tons) surfaced
- 2,785 t (2,741 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 9.06 m (29 ft 9 in) (o/a)
- 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 11.20 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × 3,000 PS (2,206 kW; 2,959 shp)
- 1 × 450 PS (331 kW; 444 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,300 PS (956 kW; 1,282 shp) submerged
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) propellers |
| Speed |
- 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) surfaced
- 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
- 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 75 m (246 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 6 (1) officers, 56 (20) enlisted – (prize crew) |
| Armament | |
| Service record[2] |
| Commanders: |
- KrvKpt. Erich Eckelmann
- 10 – 11 November 1918
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| Operations: |
none |
| Victories: |
none |
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