SM U-107 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-107 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-107 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 20 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,425 (excluding her engines), and was broken up at Swansea.
Design Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. U-107 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two engines for use while surfaced, and two engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts and two propellers. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-107 was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, one SK L/45, and one SK L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers).
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate21 October 1917Epiros1,084Damaged14 April 1918Marstonmoor2,744Sunk29 June 1918Castor I117Sunk15 August 1918Cubore7,117Sunk18 August 1918Idaho3,023Sunk21 August 1918Lake Edon2,371Sunk24 August 1918Flavia9,291Sunk
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