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{{Other ships|German submarine U-135}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = SM U 135 at sea.jpg
| Ship caption = SM U-135 at sea, 1917
}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Hide header =
| Ship country = [[German Empire]]
| Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}
| Ship name = ''U-135''
| Ship ordered = 27 May 1916<ref name="uboat.net">{{cite Uboat.net
|id=135
|name=U 135
|type=1sub
|accessdate=29 September 2010
}}</ref>
| Ship builder = [[Kaiserliche Werft Danzig]]<ref name="uboat.net"/>
| Ship yard number =
| Ship laid down = 4 November 1916<ref name="uboat.net"/>
| Ship launched = 8 September 1917<ref name="uboat.net"/>
| Ship commissioned = 20 June 1918<ref name="uboat.net"/>
| Ship decommissioned =
| Ship struck =
| Ship homeport =
| Ship motto =
| Ship nickname =
| Ship fate = *Surrendered, 20 November 1918
*Sunk as target 30 June 1921.
| Ship notes =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption = {{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=15-16}}
| Ship class = [[Type U 127 submarine]]
| Ship displacement = *{{convert|1175|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|1534|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
| Ship length = *{{convert|83.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[o/a]]
*{{convert|65.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
| Ship beam = *{{convert|7.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
*{{convert|4.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
| Ship height = {{convert|9.46|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|4.26|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = *2 × [[propeller shaft (ship)|propeller shafts]]
| Ship power = *2 × [[MAN SE|MAN]] [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|{{convert|3400|PS|bhp|0|disp=number}}|bhp|kW|abbr=on}} total
*2 × diesel generators for surface dash, {{convert|900|PS|bhp kW|0|order=out}} total
*2 × [[electric motor]]s, {{convert|{{convert|1690|PS|shp|0|disp=number}}|shp|kW|abbr=on}} total
| Ship speed = *{{convert|17|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
*{{convert|9.1|kn}} submerged
| Ship range = *{{convert|10000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|8|kn}} surfaced
*{{convert|50|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4.5|kn}} submerged
| Ship test depth = *{{convert|75|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship boats =
| Ship complement = 44 men
| Ship sensors =
| Ship EW =
| Ship armament = *6 × [[torpedo tube]]s (4 bow, 2 stern)
*16 × [[torpedo]]es
*1 × [[15 cm SK L/45|{{convert|15|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK L/45]] [[deck gun]] with 220 rounds
*1 × [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK L/30]] [[deck gun]]
| Ship notes =
}}
{{Infobox service record
|is_ship=yes
|is_multi=yes
|partof=
*III Flotilla
*unknown start – 11 November 1918
|commanders=
*''Kptlt.'' [[Johannes Spieß]]<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|id=335
|name=Johannes Spieß (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)
|type=1comm
|accessdate=16 March 2015
}}</ref>
*20 June – 11 November 1918
|operations=None
|victories=None
}}
|}
'''SM ''U-135'''''{{#tag:ref|"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.|group=Note}} was a [[German Empire|German]] [[Type U 127 submarine|Type U 127]] [[U-boat]] of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during [[World War I]].

==History==
Built at the [[Kaiserliche Werft Danzig]], the U-boat was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 4 November 1916, [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 8 September 1917 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] 20 June 1918.

In November 1918, ''U-135'' was ordered to help put down the [[Wilhelmshaven mutiny|German Navy mutiny]] at [[Wilhelmshaven]]. Along with the 4th Torpedo Boat Half-Flotilla, ''U-135'' ended the mutiny aboard two German battleships {{SMS|Thüringen}} and {{SMS|Helgoland|1909|6}} by threatening to torpedo the ships.

''U-135'' was seen by later submarine designers as an excellent design. She was an inspiration for [[V-boat]]s {{USS|Cachalot|SS-170|6}} and {{USS|Cuttlefish|SS-171|6}}.

She was surrendered to the Allies at [[Harwich]] on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the [[Armistice with Germany]]. Taken over by the UK, the boat was taken to [[Devonport, Plymouth|Devonport]], where her engines and various other items of equipment were stripped by a team of 25 students led by Technical Officer Richard Finney [1888-1953] under the auspices of J. F. Driver from the then [[Loughborough University|Loughborough College]]. This equipment was reassembled initially in a wooden hut in [[Packe Street]], [[Loughborough]], and later in a purpose built generating station opened in 1937. They were finally taken out of use, and replaced, in 1949.<ref>Leonard Cantor, ''Loughborough University of Technology: Past and Present'', 1990, LUT, p.50.</ref> Finally, on 30 June 1921, the hulk was towed out to sea and sunk by gunfire from the submarines HMS/M ''L21'' and ''L52'', in company with [[SM U-161|U-161]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dodson |first1=Aidan |last2=Cant |first2=Serena |title=Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars |date=2020 |publisher=Seaforth |location=Barnsley |isbn=978-1-5267-4198-1 |pages=54, 126}}</ref>

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist|group=Note}}

===Citations===
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}

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{{German Type U 127 submarine}}

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[[Category:Type U 127 submarines]]
[[Category:U-boats commissioned in 1918]]
[[Category:World War I submarines of Germany]]
[[Category:Loughborough University]]
[[Category:1917 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Danzig]]

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