SM U-16 (Germany)

	SM U-16 Underway.
Class overview
Operators	Imperial German Navy
Preceded by	Type U 13
Succeeded by	Type U 17
Completed	1
History
Germany
Name	U-16
Ordered	26 August 1909
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	2,539,000 Goldmark
Yard number	157
Laid down	10 May 1910
Launched	29 August 1911
Commissioned	28 December 1911
Fate	Sunk in February 1919 in an accident at position 53°59′N 08°29′E / 53.983°N 8.483°E while on passage to surrender. Its wreck was raised on September 2025.
General characteristics
Class & type	Unique submarine
Displacement	489 t (481 long tons) surfaced; 627 t (617 long tons) submerged;
Length	57.80 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (660 kW; 890 shp); 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (760 kW; 1,030 shp); 550 rpm surfaced; 600 rpm submerged;
Speed	15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) surfaced; 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged;
Range	2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 15 kn
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 25 men
Armament	4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes; 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun;
Service record
Part of	II Flotilla; 1 August 1914 – unknown end;
Commanders	Kptlt. Claus Hansen; 1 August 1914 – 15 March 1915; Oblt.z.S. Leo Hillebrand; 16 March – 21 October 1915;
Operations	4 patrols
Victories	11 merchant ships sunk ; (11,730 GRT); 2 merchant ships damaged ; (11,228 GRT); 1 merchant ship taken as prize ; (838 GRT);

SM U-16 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.