SM U-153

SM U-153[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-153 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. [2]

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-153.
History
German Empire
NameU-153
Ordered29 November 1916
BuilderReiherstiegwerft, Hamburg
Launched19 July 1917
Commissioned17 November 1917
Fate
  • Surrendered 24 November 1918
  • Scuttled English Channel 30 June 1921
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeGerman Type U 151 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,512 tonnes (1,488 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,875 tonnes (1,845 long tons) (submerged)
  • 2,272 tonnes (2,236 long tons) (total)
Length
Beam
  • 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in) (o/a)
  • 5.80 m (19 ft) (pressure hull)
Height9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
Draught5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (surfaced)
  • 800 PS (590 kW; 790 bhp) (submerged)
Propulsion2 × shafts, 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed
  • 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) surfaced
  • 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) submerged
Range25,000 nmi (46,000 km; 29,000 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) surfaced, 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth50 metres (160 ft)
Complement6 officers, 50 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • U-Kreuzer Flotilla
  • Unknown start - 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • KrvKpt. Gernot Goetting
  • 17 November 1917 - 31 July 1918
  • KrvKpt. Paul Pastuszyk
  • 1 August - 11 November 1918
Operations: 1 patrol
Victories:
  • 3 merchant ships sunk
    (9,428 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (3,314 GRT)

U-153 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 24 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. Exhibited at Greenwich in December 1918, she was originally to be allocated to France, but was swapped with U-162 and retained by the British. Laid up at Portsmouth, she was towed into the English Channel on 30 June 1921 and scuttled.[3][4]

Summary of raiding history
Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[5]
15 March 1918 Alessandra  Kingdom of Italy 2,394 Sunk
14 April 1918 Santa Isabel  United Kingdom 2,023 Sunk
25 April 1918 HMS Willow Branch  Royal Navy 3,314 Sunk
9 May 1918 Enrichetta  Kingdom of Italy 5,011 Sunk

References

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.
  2. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations
  1. Gröner 1991, pp. 20–21.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 153". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 54, 124. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
  4. "U 153". Uboat. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U 153". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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.
  • Jung, Dieter (2004). Die Schiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918 und ihr Verbleib [German Imperial Navy ships 1914-1918 and their fate] (in German). Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-6247-7.

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