SM U-161

	German U-boats, U-161, U-135, U-139
History
German Empire
Name	U-161
Ordered	9 February 1917
Builder	Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack
Launched	23 March 1918
Commissioned	29 June 1918
Fate	Surrendered 20 November 1918; Sunk as target 30 June 1921;
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 93 submarine
Displacement	821 t (808 long tons) surfaced; 1,002 t (986 long tons) submerged;
Length	71.55 m (234 ft 9 in) (o/a); 56.05 m (183 ft 11 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (o/a); 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
Installed power	2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced; 2 × 1,230 PS (905 kW; 1,213 shp) submerged;
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers
Speed	16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) surfaced; 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament	6 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern); 12-16 torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun;
Service record
Part of	IV Flotilla; Unknown start – 11 November 1918;
Commanders	Kptlt. Waldemar von Münch; 29 June – 11 November 1918;
Operations	1 patrol
Victories	None

NameU-161

Ordered9 February 1917

BuilderBremer Vulkan, Vegesack

Launched23 March 1918

SM U-161^{[Note 1]} was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-161 was engaged in naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. ^[3]

U-161 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 20 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. Having been exhibited at Devonport in December 1918, she was then laid up there until sunk as in the English Channel by gunfire from the submarines L21 and L52 on 30 June 1921 in company with U-135.^[4]

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v t e Type U 93 submarines
U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-105 U-106 U-107 U-108 U-109 U-110 U-111 U-112 U-113 U-114 U-160 U-161 U-162 U-163 U-164 U-165 U-166 U-167
Preceded by: Type U 87 Followed by: Type UE II
List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1921
Shipwrecks	3 Jan: UB-88 6 Jan: USS Coast Defense Battleship No. 2 20 Jan: HMS K5 31 Jan: Carroll A. Deering January (unknown date): SMS Baden, HMS Europa, Hewitt 9 Feb: HMS Hydra 21 Feb: USS Woolsey 3 Mar: Hong Moh 4 Mar: Carroll A. Deering 13 Mar: Leonita March (unknown date): USS Conestoga 13 May: Miztec 14 May: Wollongbar 23 May: USS Granite State 26 May: Esperanto 7 Jun: U-151, UC-97 21 Jun: USS G-1 22 Jun: U-177 24 Jun: HMS K15 26 Jun: Fitzroy 30 Jun: Mopang, U-152, U-153 1 Jul: U-121 11 Jul: General Pershing 13 Jul: SMS G102 15 Jul: V43 18 Jul: Frankfurt 21 Jul: Ostfriesland 22 Jul: U-140 16 Aug: Baden 26 Aug: City of Brunswick 3 Sep: Abessinia 26 Sep: USS R-6 27 Sep: USS Alabama 7 Oct: USS Herreshoff No. 321 8 Oct: Rowan 3 Nov: Carrier Dove 30 Nov: Guvernøren 1 Dec: USS DeLong 7 Dec: USS S-48 30 Dec: HMS Prince George Unknown date: Equity, Rüsumat No 4, U-86, U-161, UB-122
Other incidents	29 Jan: España 18 Apr: Iron Monarch May (unknown date): USS R-14 8 Jul: Western Comet 19 Jul: Submarine No. 24 27 Jul: Animoso 17 Aug: Maurice Callot 19 Aug: King Orry 29 Aug: Maurice Callot Unknown date: USLHT Azalea
1920 1922

SM U-161

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German U-boats, U-161, U-135, U-139




German Empire
Name	U-161
Ordered	9 February 1917
Builder	Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack
Launched	23 March 1918
Commissioned	29 June 1918
Fate	Surrendered 20 November 1918 Sunk as target 30 June 1921


General characteristics ^[1]
Class & type	Type U 93 submarine
Displacement	821 t (808 long tons) surfaced 1,002 t (986 long tons) submerged
Length	71.55 m (234 ft 9 in) (o/a) 56.05 m (183 ft 11 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) (o/a) 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) (pressure hull)
Height	8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
Installed power	2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced 2 × 1,230 PS (905 kW; 1,213 shp) submerged
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers
Speed	16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) surfaced 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	4 officers, 32 enlisted
Armament	6 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 12-16 torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun


Service record
Part of	IV Flotilla Unknown start – 11 November 1918
Commanders	Kptlt. Waldemar von Münch^[2] 29 June – 11 November 1918
Operations	1 patrol
Victories	None