WWI U-boat Types

Type U 3

Gasoline-powered boats class

2 boats commissioned

Construction history of type U 3

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 3 - U 4	2	Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig	2 - 3	1907 - 1909

All U-boats of type U 3

Below are the 2 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 3, and U 4.

Technical information for type U 3

Displacement: (tons)	421 (sf) 510 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	51,28 oa 45,00 ph
Beam: (m)	5,60 oa 3,40 ph
Draught: (draft)	3,05 m
Height:	6,98 m
Power: (hp)	600 (sf) 1030 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	11,8 (sf) 9,4 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	3000/9 (sf) 55/4.5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	6 2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	105mm 300 rounds
Crew:	35 men
Max depth:	ca. 50 m (164 feet)

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