SM U-4 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was partially broken up in 1919 with her hull being sold on.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-4 |
| Ordered | 13 August 1907[1] |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig[1] |
| Cost | 1,629,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 3 |
| Launched | 18 May 1909[1] |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1909[1] |
| Decommissioned | 27 January 1919 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1919 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | German Type U 3 submarine |
| Displacement | |
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| Beam | 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
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| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft 5 in) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dingi |
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| Commanders: | Friedrich Lützow |
| Operations: | none |
| Victories: | No ships sunk or damaged |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Rössler 1985, p. 15.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 4–6.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 4". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1985). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935–1945 [The German Submarines and Their Shipyards: Submarine Construction Until the End of the First World War] (in German). Vol. I. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.