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HALBRONN submarine (1918 / 1918)

Halbronn 1918

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Halbronn (ex-U139 Kapitänleutnant Schwieger) E2 300 Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany 1916 3.12.1917 5.1918 // 11.1918 stricken 7.1935

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

1930 / 2483

Length, m

92.0

Breadth, m

9.12

Draught, m

5.27

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Germania diesels + 1 MAN-BBC diesel-generator / 2 AEG electric motors

Power, h. p.

3500 + 450 / 1780

Max speed, kts

15.8 (6 under diesel-generators) / 7.6

Fuel, t

diesel oil 393

Endurance, nm(kts) 17750(8) / 53(4.5)
Armour, mm CT: 30 sides, 60 roof

Armament

2 x 1 - 149/42 TK L/45 C/16, 6 - 500 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 24)

Complement 62
Diving depth operational, m 75

Project history: ex-German submarine cruiser of project 46, requisitioned after war.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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