Type U 93 submarine
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{{Infobox ship class overview |Name= |Builders=Germaniawerft, Kiel and Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |Operators={{Navy|German Empire}} |Class before=Type U 87 |Class after=Type Large MS |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range= |In service range= |In commission range= |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=24 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost=6 |Total ships surrendered=18 |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=12-14}} |Ship class= |Ship type= |Ship displacement=*{{convert|838|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}} (surfaced)
|Ship length=*{{convert|71.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)
|Ship beam=*{{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)
|Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|3.94|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*{{convert|2400|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}} (surfaced)
|Ship speed=*{{convert|16.8|kn|lk=in}} (surfaced)
|Ship range=*{{convert|11,280|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|8|kn}} (surfaced)
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship boats= |Ship complement=39 men |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=
|name=U 93 |id=93 |type=1type }} |Ship notes= }} |
Type 93 was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.
Design
Type 93 U-boats carried 16 torpedoes and had various arrangements of deck guns. As with the type 81 and 87, some had only one 8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun deck gun while others had a single 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun gun and some were initially equipped with both. In 1917 some of the boats were refitted with a single 10.5 cm gun and 220 rounds.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
These boats carried a crew of 39 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of around {{convert|9,000|nmi|lk=in}}. Many arrangements from the Type 81, 87 and 93 were also seen on World War II Type IX U-boats when their design work took place 20 years later.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Compared to the previous type 87, the 93s were {{convert|5.75|m|ftin}} longer, while the pressure hull was {{convert|5.98|m|ftin|abbr=on}} longer.{{cite Uboat.net
|name=87
|id=87
|type=1type
}} They were {{convert|1.2|kn}} faster on the surface, and unchanged at {{convert|8.6|kn}} submerged. Range decreased {{convert|2360|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn}}, to 9,020 nautical miles. They still carried 16 torpedoes with four bow and two stern tubes. Crew size was increased by 3 to 39.
Compared to the following type Large MS, the 93s were {{convert|11.95|m|ftin|abbr=on}}shorter, and {{convert|610|t|LT}} lighter.{{cite Uboat.net
|id=Large+Ms
|name=Large MS
|type=1type
}} Their range was 980 nmi shorter, and speed was {{convert|.2|kn}} slower on the surface but {{convert|.5|kn}} faster submerged. The Large MS was intended for the deepest waters and the increased size made it more comfortable and very seaworthy.
Service history
Type 93 boats were responsible for sinking 3.201% of all allied shipping sunk during the war, taking a total of 412,419 combined tons. They also damaged 71,202 combined tons.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Boat
! Sunk ! Damaged ! Total |
|---|
| U-93
|87,872 |12,628 |100,500 |
| U-94
|61,881 |19,326 |81,207 |
| U-95
|38,014 |5,862 |43,876 |
| U-96
|95,253 |16,220 |111,473 |
| U-97
|2,089 |4,785 |6,874 |
| U-98
|1,750 |5,430 |7,180 |
| U-105
|55,834 |0 |55,834 |
| U-106
|957 |5,867 |6,824 |
| U-107
|24,663 |1,084 |25,747 |
| U-108
|7,484 |0 |7,484 |
| U-109
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-110
|26,963 |0 |26,963 |
| U-111
|3,011 |0 |3,011 |
| U-112
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-113
|6,648 |0 |6,648 |
| U-114
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-160
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-161
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-162
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-163
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-164
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-165
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-166
|0 |0 |0 |
| U-167
|0 |0 |0 |
| Total
|412,419 |71,202 |483,621 |
List of Type 93 submarines
There were 24 Type 93 submarines commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
{{Div col}}
- {{SMU|U-93}}
- {{SMU|U-94}}
- {{SMU|U-95}}
- {{SMU|U-96}}
- {{SMU|U-97}}
- {{SMU|U-98}}
- {{SMU|U-105}}
- {{SMU|U-106}}
- {{SMU|U-107}}
- {{SMU|U-108}}
- {{SMU|U-109}}
- {{SMU|U-110}}
- {{SMU|U-111}}
- {{SMU|U-112}}
- {{SMU|U-113}}
- {{SMU|U-114}}
- {{SMU|U-160}}
- {{SMU|U-161}}
- {{SMU|U-162}}
- {{SMU|U-163}}
- {{SMU|U-164}}
- {{SMU|U-165}}
- {{SMU|U-166}}
- {{SMU|U-167}}
{{Div col end}}
By the end of World War I, 375 U-boats of 33 separate classes belonging to 7 general types had been commissioned. More boats were finished after the war and either destroyed or awarded to victorious nations.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
References
Bibliography
- {{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Rössler |first=Eberhard |date=2001 |title=The U-boat: The evolution and technical history of German submarines |location=London |publisher=Cassell & Co |isbn=0-304-36120-8}}
External links
{{Commons category|German Type U 93 submarine}}
- {{cite Uboat.net
|name=U 93
|id=93
|type=1type
}}
- {{cite web
|url=http://mashable.com/2015/09/18/german-u-boat/#qYvHIkZtGkkR
|title=1918:Inside a German U-boat - A sunken sub, raised from the depths
|website=Mashable - Retronaut Old Photographs
|date=18 September 2015
}}
{{German Type U 93 submarines}}
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