SM U-152
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SM U-152 was a Type U 151 submarine of the Imperial German Navy during World War I.
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U-152 departs at Kiel, 5 September 1918 | |
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Name | U-152 |
Ordered | 29 November 1916 |
Builder | Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg |
Launched | 20 May 1917 |
Commissioned | 17 October 1917 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 151 submarine |
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Height | 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
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Range | 25,000 nmi (46,000 km; 29,000 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced, 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged |
Test depth | 50 metres (160 ft) |
Complement | 6 officers, 50 enlisted |
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Operations: | 2 patrols |
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Built at Hamburg, the submarine was commissioned in October 1917. Initially intended as a submersible merchantman for transporting critical war materiel through the British blockade, she was converted to a combat ship while under construction.