SM U-41 (Austria-Hungary)
| History | |
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| Austria-Hungary | |
| Name | SM U-41 |
| Builder | Cantiere Navale Triestino, Pola |
| Laid down | 23 February 1917 |
| Launched | 11 November 1917 |
| Commissioned | 19 February 1918 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1920 |
| Service record | |
| Commanders: |
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| Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (4,604 GRT) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | U-27-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 121 ft 1 in (36.91 m) |
| Beam | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 23–24 |
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SM U-41 or U-XLI was a U-27 class U-boat or submarine for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. U-41, built by the Austrian firm of Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT) at the Pola Navy Yard, was launched in November 1917. When she was commissioned in February 1918, she became the last boat of her class to enter service. She was also the last domestically constructed Austro-Hungarian U-boat to enter service.
She had a single hull just over 122 feet (37 m) in length. She displaced 280 metric tons (276 long tons) when surfaced and over 325 metric tons (320 long tons) when submerged. Her two diesel engines moved her at up to 9 knots (17 km/h) on the surface, while her twin electric motors propelled her at up to 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) while underwater. She was armed with two bow torpedo tubes and could carry a load of up to four torpedoes. She was also equipped with a 75 mm (3.0 in) deck gun and a machine gun.
During a short service career marred by repeated engine breakdowns, U-41 sank one ship, the French steamer Amiral Charner of 4,604 gross register tons (GRT). U-41 was at Cattaro at war's end, and was ceded to France as a war reparation in 1920. She was towed to Bizerta and broken up within a year.