SM U-2 (Germany)

SM U-2 was a German U-boat built for the Imperial German Navy. Only one of the type, sometimes called German Type U 2 submarine, was built. U-2 was ordered from Kaiserliche Werft of Danzig on 4 March 1906, launched on 18 June 1908, and commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 18 July 1908. She conducted no war patrols and spent World War I as a training platform.

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-2.
See also: List of U-boats of Germany
History
German Empire
NameU–2
Ordered4 March 1906[1]
BuilderKaiserliche Werft Danzig[1]
Cost1,548,000 Goldmark
Yard number1
Launched18 June 1908[1]
Commissioned18 July 1908[1]
Decommissioned19 February 1919
FateSold to Stinnes 3 February 1920 for shipbreaking
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeGerman Type U 2 submarine
Displacement
  • 341 t (336 long tons) surfaced
  • 430 t (420 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft)
Installed power
  • 2 × Daimler 6-cylinder four stroke paraffin motors with 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp)
  • 2 × SSW electric motors with 630 PS (460 kW; 620 shp)
  • 550 rpm surfaced
  • 685 rpm submerged
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × 1 m (3 ft 3 in) propellers
Speed
  • 13.2 kn (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth30 m (98 ft)
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 dingi
Complement3 officers, 19 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • Training Flotilla
  • 1 August 1914 - 11 November 1918
Commanders: Friedrich Lützow
Operations: none
Victories: No ships sunk or damaged

After Germany's surrender, she was decommissioned on 19 February 1919 and sold for shipbreaking to Stinnes on 3 February 1920.

Citations
  1. Rössler, p. 15.
  2. Gröner 1991, pp. 3–4.

References
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
  • Rössler, Eberhard (1985). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkriegs, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935-1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German). Vol. I. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
  • Robert C. Stern. Battle Beneath the Waves: U-boats at War, Cassell Military Paperbacks, 2002. ISBN 0-304-36228-X
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 2". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 February 2007.

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