SM U-16 (Germany)

	SM U-16 Underway.
History
Germany
Name	U-16
Ordered	26 August 1909
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	2,539,000 Goldmark
Yard number	157
Laid down	10 May 1910
Launched	29 August 1911
Commissioned	28 December 1911
Fate	February 1919 - Sunk in an accident in position 58°59′N 08°29′E / 58.983°N 8.483°E while on passage to surrender.
General characteristics
Class & type	German Type U 16 submarine
Displacement	489 t (481 long tons) surfaced; 627 t (617 long tons) submerged;
Length	57.80 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (660 kW; 890 shp); 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (760 kW; 1,030 shp); 550 rpm surfaced; 600 rpm submerged;
Speed	15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) surfaced; 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1 dingi
Complement	4 officers, 25 men
Armament	4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes; 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun;
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla; 1 August 1914 – unknown end;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Claus Hansen; 1 August 1914 – 15 March 1915; Oblt.z.S. Leo Hillebrand; 16 March – 21 October 1915;
Operations:	4 patrols
Victories:	11 merchant ships sunk ; (11,730 GRT); 2 merchant ships damaged ; (11,228 GRT); 1 merchant ship taken as prize ; (838 GRT);

SM U-16 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.