WWI U-boat Types


Type U 57

Ocean-going diesel-powered torpedo attack boats class


Construction history of type U 57

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 57 - U 626A.G. Weser, Bremen212- 2171914 - 1916
U 99 - U 1046A.G. Weser, Bremen250- 2551915 - 1917

All U-boats of type U 57

Below are the 12 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 57, U 58, U 59, U 60, U 61, U 62, U 99,
U 100, U 101, U 102, U 103 and U 104

Technical information for type U 57

Displacement:
(tons)
786 (sf)
954 (sm)
1104 (total)
Length: (m)67,00 oa
54,22 ph
Beam: (m)6,32 oa
4,05 ph
Draught: (draft)3,79 m
Height:8,05 m
Power: (hp)1800 (sf)
1200 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
14,7 (sf)
8,4 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
7730/8 (sf)
55/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:6
2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:No mines carried
Deck gun:88mm
276 rounds
Crew:36 men
Max depth:ca. 50 m
(164 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.