German submarine Bremen

Bremen in Kiel, 1916
History
German Empire
NameBremen
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau
FateDisappeared at sea, September 1916
General characteristics
Class & typeGerman Type U 151 submarine
Displacement2,272 t (2,236 long tons)
Length65 m (213 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion800 PS (588 kW; 789 bhp)
Speed
  • Surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • submerged 6.7 knots (12.4 km/h; 7.7 mph)
Range12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Capacity700 tons

Bremen was a blockade-breaking German merchant submarine of World War I. Developed with private funds and operated by the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line, she was one of the first of seven U-151-class U-boats built and one of only two used as unarmed cargo submarines.