SM U-109
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | U-109 |
| Ordered | 5 May 1916 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 278 |
| Launched | 25 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 7 November 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 28 January 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type U 93 submarine |
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| Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) propellers |
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
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| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: | None |
SM U-109 was a Type U 93 submarine of the Imperial German Navy in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. The building contract was confirmed 5 May 1916, and was awarded to Germaniawerft, Kiel. A Type 93 boat, she was launched 25 September 1917 and commissioned 7 November. She was under the command of Otto Ney. On 28 January 1918, she was sunk in the English Channel, possibly by a mine, while diving to avoid ships from the Dover Patrol (particularly drifter H.M. Beryl III). She sank no ships.