SM U-107 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-107 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[1]
U-107 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 20 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,425 (excluding her engines), and was broken up at Swansea.[2]
Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. U-107 had a displacement of 798t when at the surface and 1000t while submerged. She had a total length of 71.55m (234.74feet), a pressure hull length of 56.05m (183.89feet), a beam of 6.3m (20.7feet), a height of 8.25m (27.07feet), and a draught of 3.9m (12.8feet). The submarine was powered by two 2400PS engines for use while surfaced, and two 1200PS engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts and two 1.7m (05.6feet) propellers. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-107 was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, one 10.5sp=usNaNsp=us SK L/45, and one 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us SK L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers).
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[3] | Fate[4] | |
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21 October 1917 | Epiros | Greece | 1,084 | Damaged | |
14 April 1918 | Marstonmoor | United Kingdom | 2,744 | Sunk | |
29 June 1918 | Castor I | Norway | 117 | Sunk | |
15 August 1918 | Cubore | United States | 7,117 | Sunk | |
18 August 1918 | Idaho | United Kingdom | 3,023 | Sunk | |
21 August 1918 | Lake Edon | United States | 2,371 | Sunk | |
24 August 1918 | Flavia | United Kingdom | 9,291 | Sunk |