SM U-51
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-51.
SM U-51[Note 1] was a Type U 51 submarine, one of 329 submarines in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She engaged in commerce warfare during the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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Name | U-51 |
Ordered | 23 August 1914 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 233 |
Laid down | 19 December 1914 |
Launched | 25 November 1915 |
Commissioned | 24 February 1916 |
Fate | Sunk on 14 July 1916 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 51 [cs] submarine |
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Height | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 1 patrol |
Victories: | None |
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She was ordered from Germaniawerft, at Kiel, on 23 August 1914 and laid down there on 19 December. She was launched on 25 November 1915 and commissioned on 24 February 1916. Kapitänleutnant Walter Rumpel was her captain for her entire career.