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Name | U-103 |
Ordered | 15 September 1915 |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 254 |
Laid down | 8 August 1916 |
Launched | 9 June 1917 |
Commissioned | 15 July 1917 |
Fate | Rammed and sunk 12 May 1918 by HMT Olympic. 9 crewmen killed, 31 survived. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | German Type U 57 submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 5 patrols |
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SM U-103[Note 1] was an Imperial German Navy Type U 57 U-boat that was rammed and sunk by HMT Olympic during the First World War. U-103 was built by AG Weser in Bremen, launched on 9 June 1917 and commissioned 15 July 1917. She completed five tours of duty under Kptlt. Claus Rücker and sank eight ships totalling 15,467 gross register tons (GRT) before being lost in the English Channel on 12 May 1918.[3]
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