SM U-16 (Germany)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-16.
SM U-16[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
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U-Boats at Kiel, 1914. U-22, U-20, U-19, & U-21 (1st row, l-r); U-14, U-15, U-11, U-16, U-18, and U-?? (2nd row, l-r). | |
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Germany | |
Name | U-16 |
Ordered | 26 August 1909 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Cost | 2,539,000 Goldmark |
Yard number | 157 |
Laid down | 10 May 1910 |
Launched | 29 August 1911 |
Commissioned | 28 December 1911 |
Fate | February 1919 - Sunk in an accident in position 58°59′N 08°29′E while on passage to surrender. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | German Type U 16 submarine |
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Length | 57.80 m (189 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dingi |
Complement | 4 officers, 25 men |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 4 patrols |
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