SM U-166
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-166.
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-166 |
| Ordered: | 27 June 1917 |
| Builder: | Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack |
| Launched: | 6 September 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 21 March 1919 |
| Out of service: | 24 July 1935 |
| Renamed: | Jean Roulier |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 93 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-166 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). She was a Type Mittel U submarine, launched in 1918. She was engaged in the naval warfare of World War I and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She surrendered on 21 March 1919 and became the French submarine Jean Roulier until 24 July 1935. U-166 was broken up. [1]
