SM U-54

History
German Empire
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
Class & type	Type U 51 submarine
Displacement	715 t (704 long tons) surfaced; 902 t (888 long tons) submerged;
Length	65.20 m (213 ft 11 in) (o/a); 52.51 m (172 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.44 m (21 ft 2 in) (oa); 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) (pressure hull);
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;
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;
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;
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	36
Armament	4 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (two bow, two stern); 7 torpedoes; 2 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck guns;
Service record
Part of	II Flotilla; 2 July 1916 – 11 November 1918;
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;
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);

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.