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| History |
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| German Empire |
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| Name | U-72 |
| Ordered | 6 January 1915 |
| Builder | AG Vulkan, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 56 |
| Launched | 31 October 1915 |
| Commissioned | 26 January 1916 |
| Fate | 1 November 1918 - Scuttled during the evacuation of Cattaro in position 42°30′N 18°41′E / 42.500°N 18.683°E / 42.500; 18.683 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type UE I submarine |
| Displacement |
- 755 t (743 long tons) surfaced
- 832 t (819 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) (o/a)
- 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × 900 PS (662 kW; 888 shp) surfaced
- 2 × 900 PS (662 kW; 888 shp) submerged
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2× 1.38 m (4 ft 6 in) propellers |
| Speed |
- 10.6 knots (19.6 km/h; 12.2 mph) surfaced
- 7.9 knots (14.6 km/h; 9.1 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 7,880 nmi (14,590 km; 9,070 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
- 83 nmi (154 km; 96 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 28 enlisted |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- I Flotilla
- 11 April – 17 September 1916
- Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer II Flotilla
- 17 September 1916 – 1 November 1918
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Ernst Krafft
- 28 January 1916 – 17 July 1917
- Kptlt. Johannes Feldkirchner
- 18 July – 5 November 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Erich Schulze
- 6 November – 31 December 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Hermann Bohm
- 1 January – 31 October 1918
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| Operations: |
4 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 18 merchant ships sunk
(38,570 GRT)
- 3 warships sunk
(26 tons)
- 4 merchant ships damaged
(21,513 GRT)
- 1 warship damaged
(Unknown tons)
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SM U-72 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-72 was engaged in the commerce war in First Battle of the Atlantic.