SM U-16[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
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 SM U-16 Underway. |
| History |
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 Germany |
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| Name | U-16 |
| Ordered | 26 August 1909 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost | 2,539,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 157 |
| Laid down | 10 May 1910 |
| Launched | 29 August 1911 |
| Commissioned | 28 December 1911 |
| Fate | February 1919 - Sunk in an accident in position 58°59′N 08°29′E while on passage to surrender. |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | German Type U 16 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 489 t (481 long tons) surfaced
- 627 t (617 long tons) submerged
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| Length | 57.80 m (189 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 shafts
- 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (660 kW; 890 shp)
- 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (760 kW; 1,030 shp)
- 550 rpm surfaced
- 600 rpm submerged
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| Speed |
- 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) surfaced
- 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Boats & landing
craft carried | 1 dingi |
| Complement | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- II Flotilla
- 1 August 1914 – unknown end
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Claus Hansen[1]
- 1 August 1914 – 15 March 1915
- Oblt.z.S. Leo Hillebrand[2]
- 16 March – 21 October 1915
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| Operations: |
4 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 11 merchant ships sunk
(11,730 GRT)
- 2 merchant ships damaged
(11,228 GRT)
- 1 merchant ship taken as prize
(838 GRT)
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