U-164 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. Although originally to be handed over to the USA, she was exchanged for U-111, and sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,425 (excluding her engines), and was broken up at Swansea. Her engines were sold to Southend Corporation for electricity generation.[3]
German Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. U-164 had a displacement of 821 tonnes (808 long tons) when at the surface and 1,002 tonnes (986 long tons) while submerged.[1] She had a total length of 71.55 metres (234 ft 9 in), a pressure hull length of 56.05 m (183 ft 11 in), a beam of 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in), a height of 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in), and a draught of 3.88 m (12 ft 9 in). The submarine was powered by two 2,400 metric horsepower (1,800 kW; 2,400 shp) engines for use while surfaced, and two 1,230 metric horsepower (900 kW; 1,210 shp) engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts and two 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft).[1]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph).[1] When submerged, she could operate for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). U-164 was fitted with six 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, and one 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers).[1]
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^"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 164". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
^Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 92, 127. ISBN978-1-5267-4198-1.
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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. ISBN0-85177-593-4.
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other, ships, with, same, name, german, submarine, note, submarines, serving, imperial, german, navy, world, engaged, naval, warfare, took, part, first, battle, atlantic, history, german, empire, nameu, ordered27, june, 1917, builderbremer, vulkan, vegesack, y. For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 164 SM U 164 Note 1 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I U 164 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic 2 History German Empire NameU 164 Ordered27 June 1917 BuilderBremer Vulkan Vegesack Yard number651 Launched7 August 1918 Commissioned17 October 1918 FateSurrendered 22 November 1918 scrapped Swansea 1922 General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type U 93 submarine Displacement821 t 808 long tons surfaced 1 002 t 986 long tons submerged Length71 55 m 234 ft 9 in o a 56 05 m 183 ft 11 in pressure hull Beam6 30 m 20 ft 8 in o a 4 15 m 13 ft 7 in pressure hull Height8 25 m 27 ft 1 in Draught3 88 m 12 ft 9 in Installed power2 2 400 PS 1 765 kW 2 367 shp surfaced 2 1 230 PS 905 kW 1 213 shp submerged Propulsion2 shafts 2 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in propellers Speed16 2 knots 30 0 km h 18 6 mph surfaced 8 2 knots 15 2 km h 9 4 mph submerged Range8 500 nmi 15 700 km 9 800 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 50 nmi 93 km 58 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submerged Test depth50 m 160 ft Complement4 officers 32 enlisted Armament6 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes four bow two stern 12 16 torpedoes 1 10 5 cm 4 1 in SK L 45 deck gun Service record Part of IV Flotilla Unknown start 11 November 1918Operations NoneVictories None U 164 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany Although originally to be handed over to the USA she was exchanged for U 111 and sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for 2 425 excluding her engines and was broken up at Swansea Her engines were sold to Southend Corporation for electricity generation 3 Contents 1 Design 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Citations 3 BibliographyDesign editGerman Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines U 164 had a displacement of 821 tonnes 808 long tons when at the surface and 1 002 tonnes 986 long tons while submerged 1 She had a total length of 71 55 metres 234 ft 9 in a pressure hull length of 56 05 m 183 ft 11 in a beam of 6 30 m 20 ft 8 in a height of 8 25 m 27 ft 1 in and a draught of 3 88 m 12 ft 9 in The submarine was powered by two 2 400 metric horsepower 1 800 kW 2 400 shp engines for use while surfaced and two 1 230 metric horsepower 900 kW 1 210 shp engines for use while submerged She had two propeller shafts and two 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in propellers She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres 160 ft 1 The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16 2 knots 30 0 km h 18 6 mph and a maximum submerged speed of 8 2 knots 15 2 km h 9 4 mph 1 When submerged she could operate for 50 nautical miles 93 km 58 mi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph when surfaced she could travel 8 500 nautical miles 15 700 km 9 800 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph U 164 was fitted with six 50 centimetres 20 in torpedo tubes four at the bow and two at the stern twelve to sixteen torpedoes and one 10 5 cm 4 1 in SK L 45 deck gun She had a complement of thirty six thirty two crew members and four officers 1 References editNotes edit SM stands for Seiner Majestat English His Majesty s and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty s Submarine Citations edit a b c d e Groner 1991 pp 12 14 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats U 164 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 22 January 2010 Dodson Aidan Cant Serena 2020 Spoils of War the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars Barnsley Seaforth pp 92 127 ISBN 978 1 5267 4198 1 Bibliography editGroner 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM U 164 amp oldid 1172013661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
