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Country: German Empire.
Class, [Type]: SM, [U-31].

Builder: Germaniawerft, Kiel, German Empire.
Laid down date: 25 February 1912.
Launch date: 9 September 1914.
Commission date: 27 September 1914.
Decommission date: 23 February 1919.

Displacement ( tons ): 685 surfaced, 878 submerged.
Dimensions ( metres ): 64,7 x 4 x 3,5.
Main machinery: 2 x diesel engines, ( 1850 hp ), 2 x electric motors ( 1200 hp ).
Range ( miles ): 8800 at 8 knots surfaced, 80 at 5 knots submerged.
Speed ( knots ): 16,5 surfaced, 9,7 submerged.
Test depth ( metres ): 50.
Complement: 35 ( 4 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 88mm.
Torpedoes: 4 x 1 500mm torpedo tubes, ( 6 torpedoes ).

Year of visit the Black Sea: 1916
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