U140 1918
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| U139 Kapitänleutnant Schwieger | 300 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1916 | 3.12.1917 | 5.1918 | to France 11.1918 (Halbronn) | |
| U140 Kapitänleutnant Weddigen | 301 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1916 | 4.11.1917 | 3.1918 | to USA 2.1919 | |
| U141 | 302 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1916 | 9.1.1918 | 6.1918 | to United Kingdom 11.1918 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1930 / 2483 |
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Length, m |
92.0 |
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Breadth, m |
9.12 |
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Draught, m |
5.27 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
U139: 2 Germania diesels (3300) + 1 MAN-Brown Boveri diesel (450) / 2 AEG electric motors U140, 141: 2 MAN diesels (3500) + 1 MAN-Brown Boveri diesel (450) / 2 AEG electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
U139: 3300+450=3750 / 1780 U140, 141: 3500+450=3950 / 1780 |
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Max speed, kts |
U139: 15.3 / 7.6 U140, 141: 15.8 / 7.6 |
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Fuel, t |
U139: diesel oil 386 U140, 141: diesel oil 393 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
U139: 12630(8) / 53(4.5) U140, 141: 17750(8) / 53(4.5) |
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Armament |
U139: 2 x 1 - 149/42 TK L/45 C/16, 6 - 500 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 19 - 24) U140, 141: 2 x 1 - 149/42 TK L/45 C/16, 2 x 1 - 88/27 TK L/30 C/08, 6 - 500 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 19 - 24) |
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Complement |
62 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
75 |
Project history: War order N. Double-hulled. They had a diving time of 40 seconds. 'Project 46'. These large ocean-going cruiser-type submarines were built by Germaniawerft. They had some protective plating (30mm on the CT and 25mm on the ammunition trunking).
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014