SM U-166
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SM U-166 was one of the 329 submarine
s serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine
). She was a Type Mittel U
submarine, launched in 1918. She was engaged in the naval warfare of World War I
and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She surrendered on 21 March 1919 and became the French submarine Jean Roulier until 24 July 1935. U-166 was broken up.
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
). She was a Type Mittel U
German Type Mittel U submarine
Mittel U was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.Mittel U U-boats carried 16 torpedoes and had various arrangements of deck guns. Some had only one 88mm gun while others had a single 105mm gun - but most had both originally...
submarine, launched in 1918. She was engaged in the naval warfare of World War I
Naval warfare of World War I
Naval warfare in World War I was mainly characterized by the efforts of the Allied Powers, with their larger fleets and surrounding position, to blockade the Central Powers by sea, and the efforts of the Central Powers to break that blockade or to establish an effective blockade of the United...
and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. She surrendered on 21 March 1919 and became the French submarine Jean Roulier until 24 July 1935. U-166 was broken up.