Type 87 was a class of
U-boats built during
World War I by the
Kaiserliche Marine.
Design
Type 87 U-boats carried 16
torpedoes and had various arrangements of deck guns. ''U 87'' and ''U 89'' had one
10.5 cm/45 and one
8.8 cm deck gun, U 88 was probably equally armed. ''U 90'' - ''U 92'' were armed with one 10.5 cm/45 gun (140-240 rounds).
They carried a crew of 36 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of approximately . Many arrangements from the Type 81, 87, and 93 were also seen on the
World War II Type IX
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's '' Kriegsmarine'' in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern Un ...
U-boats when their design work took place 20 years later.
Compared to the previous type 81, the 87s were shorter, while the pressure hull was shortened . They were slower on the surface, and slower submerged, but increased range by to at 8 knots. They carried 16
torpedoes instead of 12. As with the previous type, there was a mixture of guns. Crew size was increased by 1 to 36.
Compared to the following type 93, the 87s were shorter, with the pressure hull shorter and 105 tons lighter.
Their range was longer, but speed was slower on the surface and unchanged submerged.
Service history
Type 87 boats were responsible for sinking 2.218% of all allied shipping sunk during the war, taking a total of 284,961 combined tons. They also damaged 36,595 combined tons.
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Submarine classes
World War I submarines of Germany
German Type U 87 submarines