German Type U 87 submarine


Type 87 was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.
Type 87 U-boats carried 16 torpedoes and had various arrangements of deck guns. U 87 and U 89 had one 10.5 cm/45 and one 8.8 cm deck gun, U 88 was probably equally armed. U 90 - U 92 were armed with one 10.5 cm/45 gun.
They carried a crew of 36 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of approximately. Many arrangements from the Type 81, 87, and 93 were also seen on the World War II Type IX U-boats when their design work took place 20 years later.
Compared to the previous type 81, the 87s were shorter, while the pressure hull was shortened. They were slower on the surface, and slower submerged, but increased range by to at 8 knots. They carried 16 torpedoes instead of 12. As with the previous type, there was a mixture of guns. Crew size was increased by 1 to 36.
Compared to the following type 93, the 87s were shorter, with the pressure hull shorter and 105 tons lighter. Their range was longer, but speed was slower on the surface and unchanged submerged.
Type 87 boats were responsible for sinking 2.218% of all allied shipping sunk during the war, taking a total of. They also damaged.
BoatSunkDamagedTotal
59,8847,63868,522
39,38284540,227
8,4968,496
74,1778,59482,771
87,11911,82198,940
15,9617,37323,334
Totals285,01936,271321,290