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SM U-105 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. ''U-105'' was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. After the war she was ceded to France, where the unit served as ''Jean Autric'' until being scrapped in 1938.〔 On 17 October 1917, the ''SM U-105'' met the , an American troop transport, during the return leg of a voyage to Europe.〔("Online Library of Selected Images: S.S. Antilles (American Passenger-Cargo Ship, 1907)," ) Department of the Navy, Navy Historical Center, www.history.navy.mil/〕 The ''Antilles'' was torpedoed by the submerged U-boat and went down just five minutes after being hit.〔"The Tribune Graphic," in the ''New York Tribune,'' vol. 77, whole no. 25,914 (Oct. 28, 1917), pg. 1.〕 A total of 67 persons were killed in the sinking,〔 making the destruction of the ''Antilles'' the event costing the single greatest number of American lives in the war to that date.〔 ==Design== German Type U 93 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type U 87 submarines. ''U-105'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two engines for use while surfaced, and two engines for use while submerged. It had two propeller shafts and two propellers. It was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, it could travel at . ''U-105'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedoes, one deck machine gun, and one deck machine gun. It had a complement of thirty-six (thirty-two crew members and four officers). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SM U-105」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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