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Sister ship U-145 after surrender
History
German Empire
Name U-142
Ordered 29 November 1916
Builder
Germaniawerft , Kiel
Yard number 303
Launched 4 March 1918
Commissioned 10 November 1918
Fate 10 November 1918 – Taken right back to the dockyard after being commissioned and demilitarized and finally broken up at Oslebshausen in 1919. Engine plants were surrendered to the allies.
General characteristics
Class and type
German Type U 139 submarine
Displacement
2,158 t (2,124 long tons) surfaced
2,785 t (2,741 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
9.06 m (29 ft 9 in) (o/a)
5.70 m (18 ft 8 in) (pressure hull)
Height 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)
Draught 11.20 m (36 ft 9 in)
Installed power
2 × 3,000
PS (2,206
kW ; 2,959
shp )
1 × 450
PS (331
kW ; 444
shp ) surfaced
2 × 1,300 PS (956 kW; 1,282 shp) submerged
Propulsion 2 shafts, 2 × 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) propellers
Speed
17.5
knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) surfaced
8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range
20,000
nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged
Test depth 75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Complement 6 (1) officers, 56 (20) enlisted – (
prize crew )
Armament
Service record
[2]
Commanders:
KrvKpt. Erich Eckelmann
10 – 11 November 1918
Operations:
none Victories:
none
SM U-142
[Note 1] was one of the 329
submarines serving in the
Imperial German Navy in
World War I .
U-142 was not engaged in the
naval warfare .
[3]
References
Notes
^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's ) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine .
Citations
^ Helgason, Guðmundur.
"WWI U-boats: U 142" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 8 December 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur.
"WWI U-boats: U 142" . German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net . Retrieved 22 January 2010 .
Bibliography
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels . German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.
ISBN
0-85177-593-4 .