Type U 127 submarine was a class of

U-boat U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare ro ...

s built during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

by the

Kaiserliche Marine {{italic title The adjective ''kaiserlich'' means "imperial" and was used in the German-speaking countries to refer to those institutions and establishments over which the ''Kaiser'' ("emperor") had immediate personal power of control. The term wa ...

. The U-boats carried 16

torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...

es and had various arrangements of

deck gun A deck gun is a type of naval artillery mounted on the deck of a submarine. Most submarine deck guns were open, with or without a shield; however, a few larger submarines placed these guns in a turret. The main deck gun was a dual-purpose ...

s. Some had only one; others had two SK L/45 guns. They carried a crew of 44 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of around .

List of Type U 127 submarines

There were eight Type U 127 submarines built for the Kaiserliche Marine between 1913 and 1918. Only one was launched before the

Armistice with Germany The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices ...

in 1918 and was subsequently surrendered to the Allies. The unfinished boats were broken up for scrap after the war. * SM ''U-127''（1913） * SM ''U-128''（1913） * SM ''U-129''（1913） * SM ''U-130''（1913） * SM ''U-131''（1914） * （1914） * SM ''U-133''（1915） * SM ''U-134''（1916）

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