SM U-140

SM U-140 was a Type U 139 submarine that served in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-140 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

After the end of World War I, U-140 surrendered to the United States, which used her for testing. Finally, the United States Navy destroyer sank her as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Charles, Virginia, on 22 July 1921.

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World War I submarines of Germany

1917 ships

U-boats commissioned in 1918

Ships built in Kiel

U-boats sunk in 1921

Maritime incidents in 1921

Ships sunk as targets

Shipwrecks of the Virginia coast

German Type U 139 submarines