SM U-132

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-132.
History
German Empire
NameU-132
Ordered27 May 1916[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Yard number273
Fateunfinished at the end of war; broken up, 1919–20
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType U 127
Displacement
  • 1,160 t (1,140 long tons), surfaced
  • 1,527 t (1,503 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam7.54 m (24 ft 9 in)
Draft4.16 m (13 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), surfaced
  • 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph), submerged
Range
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph)
Test depth75 metres (246 ft)
Complement46
Armament
Notes30-second diving time

SM U-132 was a German Type U 127 submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 27 May 1916 and laid down sometime after that. At the end of World War I, the submarine was only 80 to 90% complete; had she been completed and commissioned into the German Imperial Navy she would have been known as SM U-132.[Note 1] U-132 was broken up in place between 1919 and 1920.

Notes

  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

References

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 135". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 March 2009. All of the U-127 class boats were ordered at the same time.
  2. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 42–3.

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.


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