WWI U-boat Types


Type U 142

U-Cruisers and Merchant U-boats class


Construction history of type U 142

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 142Germaniawerft, Kiel3031916 - 1918

All U-boats of type U 142

Below are the 1 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 142

Technical information for type U 142

Displacement:
(tons)
2158 (sf)
2785 (sm)
3350 (total)
Length: (m)97,50 oa
77,00 ph
Beam: (m)9,06 oa
5,70 ph
Draught: (draft)5,38 m
Height:11,2 m
Power: (hp)6000 (sf)
2600 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
17,5 (sf)
8,5 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
20000/6 (sf)
70/4.5 (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.