SM U-132

History
German Empire
Name:	SM U-132
Ordered:	27 May 1916[1]
Builder:	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number:	273
Fate:	unfinished at the end of war; broken up, 1919–20
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:	German Type U 127 submarine,
Displacement:	1,160 t (1,140 long tons), surfaced 1,527 t (1,503 long tons), submerged
Length:	82.50 m (270 ft 8 in) (o/a) 65.15 m (213 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Beam:	7.54 m (24 ft 9 in)
Draft:	4.16 m (13 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:	2 × propeller shafts 2 × MAN diesel engines, 3,500 bhp (2,600 kW) total 2 × diesel generators for surface dash, 890 brake horsepower (660 kW) total 2 × electric motors, 1,667 shp (1,243 kW) total
Speed:	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), surfaced 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph), submerged
Range:	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph)
Test depth:	75 metres (246 ft)
Complement:	46
Armament:	6 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 14 × torpedoes 2 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun
Notes:	30-second diving time

SM U-132 was a German Type U 127 submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 27 May 1916 and laid down sometime after that. At the end of World War I, the submarine was only 80 to 90% complete; had she been completed and commissioned into the German Imperial Navy she would have been known as SM U-132.^{[Note 1]} U-132 was broken up in place between 1919 and 1920.

Notes

1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

References

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: U 135". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 March 2009. All of the U-127 class boats were ordered at the same time.
2. Gröner 1991, pp. 42-3.

Bibliography

• Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

• Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.
• Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-764-7. OCLC 20338385.