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| History |
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| German Empire |
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| Name | U-54 |
| Ordered | 23 August 1914 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 236 |
| Laid down | 18 March 1915 |
| Launched | 22 February 1916 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1916 |
| Fate | 24 November 1918 - Surrendered to Italy. Broken up at Taranto in May 1919. |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type U 51 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 715 t (704 long tons) surfaced
- 902 t (888 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 6.44 m (21 ft 2 in) (oa)
- 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × 2,400 PS (1,765 kW; 2,367 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) submerged
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts |
| Speed |
- 17.1 knots (31.7 km/h; 19.7 mph) surfaced
- 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 9,400 nmi (17,400 km; 10,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- II Flotilla
- 2 July 1916 – 11 November 1918
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Freiherr Volkhard von Bothmer
- 16 May 1916 – 19 May 1917
- Kptlt. Kurt Heeseler
- 20 May 1917 – 22 March 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Hellmuth von Ruckteschell
- 23 March – 11 November 1918
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| Operations: |
12 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 26 merchant ships sunk
(66,713 GRT)
- 1 warship sunk
(1,290 tons)
- 3 merchant ships damaged
(15,362 GRT)
- 1 auxiliary warship damaged
(2,485 GRT)
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SM U-54 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-54 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.