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SM U-158 
Summary
SM U-158[Note 1] was a Type U-158 submarine of the Imperial German Navy, built during the First World War.
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | U-158 |
| Ordered | February 1917 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Launched | 16 April 1918 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1919 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | German Type U 158 submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 71.15 m (233 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (o/a) |
| Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.94 m (12 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
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SM U-158 was one of six 810-ton boats ordered in February 1917.[2] She was one of two ships built to an improved design developed from the Type U-115 design, along with her sister, SM U-159.[3] They were known as 'Project 25', and had a greatly increased radius of action. Both ships were built at Kaiserliche Werft Danzig, with U-158 being launched on 16 April 1918.[3] The war ended before she could see active service, and she was broken up in 1919.[3]
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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.
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- Robert Gardiner & Przemysław Budzbon, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. Conway. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Gibson, R. H.; Prendergast, Maurice (2002). The German Submarine War 1914-1918. Periscope Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-904381-08-1.
- 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. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.