SM U-5 was a German Type U 5 U-boat built for the Imperial German Navy. She was commissioned 2 July 1910 in Germaniawerft in Kiel. She served in World War I under the command of Kptlt. Johannes Lemmer, with no recorded sinkings of enemy ships on two patrols. She was lost in an accident off the Belgian coast on 18 December 1914, and sank with no survivors - all of her 29 crew members died.
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 SM U-5 in the Harbour of Kiel (second boat left) |
| History |
|---|
 German Empire |
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| Name | U-5 |
| Ordered | 8 April 1908 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost | 2,540,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 147 |
| Laid down | 24 August 1908 |
| Launched | 8 January 1910 |
| Commissioned | 2 July 1910 |
| Fate | Sunk 18 December 1914 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Class and type | German Type U 5 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 505 t (497 long tons) surfaced
- 636 t (626 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) (o/a)
- 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) (pressure hull)
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| Draught | 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
- 10.2 knots (18.9 km/h; 11.7 mph) submerged
|
| Range |
- 3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
- 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph)
|
| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
Boats & landing
craft carried | 1 dingi |
| Complement | 4 officers, 24 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- I Flotilla
- 1 August – 18 December 1914
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Johannes Lemmer[3]
- 1 August – 18 December 1914
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| Operations: |
2 patrols |
| Victories: |
None |
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On 4 September 2023, it was announced that the wreck of U-5 was successfully identified.[4]
