SM U-2 was a German U-boat built for the Imperial German Navy. Only one of the type, sometimes called German Type U 2 submarine, was built. U-2 was ordered from Kaiserliche Werft of Danzig on 4 March 1906, launched on 18 June 1908, and commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 18 July 1908. She conducted no war patrols and spent World War I as a training platform.
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| Name | U–2 |
| Ordered | 4 March 1906 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Cost | 1,548,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 1 |
| Launched | 18 June 1908 |
| Commissioned | 18 July 1908 |
| Decommissioned | 19 February 1919 |
| Fate | Sold to Stinnes 3 February 1920 for shipbreaking |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | German Type U 2 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 341 t (336 long tons) surfaced
- 430 t (420 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam | 5.50 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
- 2 shafts
- 2 × 1 m (3 ft 3 in) propellers
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| Speed |
- 13.2 kn (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) surfaced
- 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
- 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
Boats & landing
craft carried | 1 dingi |
| Complement | 3 officers, 19 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- Training Flotilla
- 1 August 1914 - 11 November 1918
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| Commanders: |
Friedrich Lützow |
| Operations: |
none |
| Victories: |
No ships sunk or damaged |
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After Germany's surrender, she was decommissioned on 19 February 1919 and sold for shipbreaking to Stinnes on 3 February 1920.
