Name U-159 Fate Broken up in 1919 Draft 3.94 m | Ordered February 1917 Launched 25 May 1918 Builder Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | |
Class and type German Type U 158 submarine Displacement 811 t (798 long tons) surfaced
1,034 t (1,018 long tons) submerged Length 71.15 m (233 ft 5 in) (o/a) | ||
SM U-159 was a Type U-158 submarine of the Imperial German Navy, built during the First World War.
SM U-159 was one of six 810-ton boats ordered in February 1917. She was one of two ships built to an improved design developed from the Type U-115 design, along with her sister, SM U-158. They were known as 'Project 25', and had a greatly increased radius of action. Both ships were built at Kaiserliche Werft Danzig, with U-159 being launched on 25 May 1918. The war ended before she could see active service, and she was broken up in 1919.
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