WWI U-boat Types

Type U 139

U-Cruisers and Merchant U-boats class

3 boats commissioned

Construction history of type U 139

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 139 - U 141	3	Germaniawerft, Kiel	300 - 302	1916 - 1918

U 139 "Kapitänleutnant Schwieger"

All U-boats of type U 139

Below are the 3 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 139, U 140, and U 141.

Technical information for type U 139

Displacement: (tons)	1930 (sf) 2483 (sm) 3050 (total)
Length: (m)	92,00 oa 71,50 ph
Beam: (m)	9,12 oa 5,75 ph
Draught: (draft)	5,27 m
Height:	11,2 m
Power: (hp)	3300 (sf) 1780 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	15,8 (sf) 7,6 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	12630/8 (sf) 53/4.5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	24 4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	2 150mm 980 rounds
Crew:	62 men
Max depth:	ca. 75 m (246 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.