WWI U-boat Types


Type U 139

U-Cruisers and Merchant U-boats class


Construction history of type U 139

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 139 - U 1413Germaniawerft, Kiel300- 3021916 - 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.