SM U-118
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-118.
SM U-118[Note 1] was a type UE II mine-laying submarine of the Imperial German Navy and one of 329 submarines serving with that navy during World War I.
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SM U-118 washed ashore at Hastings, Sussex. | |
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Name | U-118 |
Ordered | 27 May 1916 |
Builder | AG Vulcan Stettin |
Yard number | 92 |
Launched | 23 February 1918 |
Commissioned | 8 May 1918 |
Homeport | Hamburg |
Fate | Surrendered on 23 February 1919. Tow cable snapped during her voyage to France and she went aground on Hastings Beach on 15 April 1919. She was later broken up. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | German Type UE II submarine |
Type | Coastal minelaying submarine |
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Length | 81.52 m (267 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in) |
Height | 10.16 m (33 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers |
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Range |
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Test depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 36 enlisted |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 1 patrol |
Victories: |
2 merchant ships sunk (10,439 GRT) |
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U-118 engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[3]