SM U-104
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | U-104 |
| Ordered | 15 September 1915 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number | 255 |
| Laid down | 4 August 1916 |
| Launched | 3 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 August 1917 |
| Fate | Depth-charged and sunk 25 April 1918. 41 dead, 1 survivor. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | German Type U 57 submarine |
| Displacement | |
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| Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers |
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| Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | 4 patrols |
| Victories: |
9 merchant ships sunk (14,721 GRT) |
SM U-104 was a German Type U 57 U-boat during the First World War. U-104 was built at AG Weser in Bremen, launched on 3 July 1917 and commissioned on 12 August 1917. She completed four patrols under Kptlt. Kurt Bernis and was responsible for the sinking of nine vessels of a total of 14,721 gross register tons (GRT).