WWI U-boat Types


Type U 93

Ocean-going diesel-powered torpedo attack boats class


Construction history of type U 93

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 93 - U 986Germaniawerft, Kiel257- 2621915 - 1917
U 105 - U 11410Germaniawerft, Kiel274- 2831916 - 1918
U 160 - U 1634Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack1917 - 1918
U 164 - U 1674Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack651- 6541917 - 1919
Table includes 2 boats finished after the Armistice (11 Nov 1918)

These boats had excellent seagoing abilities and handled very well. Many arrangements on these boats were also seen on the WWII type IX boats when their design work took place 20 years later.

The boats had various arrangements of deck guns. Some had only one 8.8cm/30 gun while others had a single 10.5cm/45 gun - but some had both originally. In 1917 some of the boats were refitted with a single 105mm gun (220 rounds).

Sources
Gröner, E. (1991). German Warships 1815-1945, vol 2. U-boats and mine warfare vessels.

All U-boats of type U 93

Below are the 24 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 93, U 94, U 95, U 96, U 97, U 98, U 105,
U 106, U 107, U 108, U 109, U 110, U 111, U 112, U 113,
U 114, U 160, U 161, U 162, U 163, U 164, U 165, U 166 and
U 167

Technical information for type U 93

Displacement:
(tons)		838 (sf)
1000 (sm)
1270 (total)
Length: (m)71,55 oa
56,05 ph
Beam: (m)6,30 oa
4,15 ph
Draught: (draft)3,94 m
Height:8,25 m
Power: (hp)2400 (sf)
1200 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)		16,8 (sf)
8,6 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)		9020/8 (sf)
52/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:16
4/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:No mines carried
Deck gun:10,5cm
140 rounds
Crew:39 men
Max depth:ca. 50 m
(164 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.