SM U-36

	SM U-36, photographed in April 1915 from the ship Batavia V
History
German Empire
Name	U-36
Ordered	29 March 1912
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	196
Laid down	2 January 1913
Launched	6 June 1914
Commissioned	14 November 1914
Fate	Sunk on 24 July 1915 by the Q-ship Prince Charles
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type U 31 submarine
Displacement	685 t (674 long tons) (surfaced); 878 t (864 long tons) (submerged);
Length	64.70 m (212 ft 3 in) (o/a); 52.36 m (171 ft 9 in) (pressure hull);
Beam	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) (o/a); 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) (pressure hull);
Draught	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 1,850 PS (1,361 kW; 1,825 shp) diesel engines; 2 × 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 shp) Doppelmodyn;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) propellers;
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) (surfaced); 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) (submerged);
Range	8,790 nmi (16,280 km; 10,120 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced); 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 31 enlisted
Armament	four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern); 6 torpedoes; two 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck guns;
Service record
Part of:	II Flotilla; Unknown start – 24 July 1915;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Ernst Graeff; 14 November 1914 – 24 July 1915;
Operations:	2 patrols
Victories:	14 merchant ships sunk; (12,674 GRT); 3 merchant ships taken as prize; (3,466 GRT);

SM U-36 was a Type 31 U-boat in the service of the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire, employed in the commerce war in World War I.

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