For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-99.
| SM U-99 | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | U-99 |
| Ordered: | 15 September 1915 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down: | 30 November 1915 |
| Launched: | 27 January 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 1917 |
| Fate: | Sunk by HMS J2 7 July 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement: |
808 tons (surfaced) 946 tons (submerged) 1160 tons (total) |
| Length: |
70.60 m (overall) 55.55 m (pressure hull) |
| Beam: |
6.30 m (overall) 4.15 m (pressure hull) |
| Draught: | 4.02 m |
| Propulsion: |
2400 hp (surfaced) 1200 hp (submerged) |
| Speed: |
16.8 knots (surfaced) 9.1 knots (submerged) |
| Range: | 11,220 miles (surfaced) 56 miles (submerged) |
| Complement: | 39 men |
| Armament: |
16 torpedoes (4/2 in bow/stern tubes) 105mm deck gun with 220 rounds 88mm deck gun |
SM U-99 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-99 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[1]
Operations[]
The Royal Navy submarine HMS J2 is creditted with sinking U-99 in the Northern North Sea on 7 July 1917.
Notes[]
- ↑ "U-99". http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=99. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
Coordinates: 58°0′N 30°5′E / 58°N 30.083°E
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