WWI U-boat Types

Type U 57

Mittel-U class

6 boats commissioned

Construction history of type U 57

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 57 - U 62	6	A.G. Weser, Bremen	212 - 217	1914 - 1916

All U-boats of type U 57

Below are the 6 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 57, U 58, U 59, U 60, U 61, and U 62.

Technical information for type U 57

Displacement: (tons)	786 (sf) 954 (sm) 1104 (total)
Length: (m)	67,00 oa 54,22 ph
Beam: (m)	6,32 oa 4,05 ph
Draught: (draft)	3,79 m
Height:	8,05 m
Power: (hp)	1800 (sf) 1200 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14,7 (sf) 8,4 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	7730/8 (sf) 55/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	6 2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	88mm 276 rounds
Crew:	36 men
Max depth:	ca. 50 m (164 feet)

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