Jump to content

Type UE I submarine

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Class overview
BuildersAG Vulkan, Hamburg; Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Operators Imperial German Navy
Preceded byType U 66
Succeeded byType U 81
Completed10
Lost7
General characteristics
Displacement
Length
  • 56.8 m (186 ft 4 in) (o/a)[1]
  • 46.66 m (153 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)[2]
Beam
  • 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) (o/a)[1]
  • 5 m (16 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)[2]
Height8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)[2]
Draught4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)[1]
Propulsion
  • 900 hp (670 kW) surfaced
  • 660 kW (890 hp) submerged[1]
Speed
  • 10.6 knots (19.6 km/h; 12.2 mph) surfaced
  • 7.9 knots (14.6 km/h; 9.1 mph) submerged[1]
Range
  • 7,880 nmi (14,590 km; 9,070 mi) at 7 kn surfaced
  • 83 nmi (154 km; 96 mi) at 4 kn submerged
Complement32 men[1]
Armament

The German Type UE I submarine was an ocean-going single-hull submarine with saddle tanks built by AG Vulkan in Hamburg and Kaiserliche Werft Danzig. The Type UE I was equipped with two six-cylinder Benz engines for 900 horsepower (670 kW) for a surface top speed of 9.6 knots (17.8 km/h; 11.0 mph) to 10.6 knots (19.6 km/h; 12.2 mph). Armed with a single torpedo tube forward and aft, plus one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun (U-72 received a 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 gun in 1917), its main weapon were the 38 mines in two minelaying tubes. The boats were crewed by four officers and 28 men for a complement of 32.[1]

List of Type UE I submarines[1]
Boat Fate
U-71 surrendered 1919, scrapped
U-72 scuttled 1 November 1918 at Cattaro
U-73 scuttled 30 October 1918 off Pula
U-74 sunk 27 May 1916 in the North Sea
U-75 sunk by mine 13 December 1917 in the North Sea
U-76 sunk 27 January 1917 in the Arctic Ocean
U-77 lost after 5 July 1916 in the North Sea
U-78 sunk 28 October 1918 in the North Sea
U-79 surrendered November 1918, became French submarine Victor Reveille, scrapped 1935
U-80 surrendered January 1919, scrapped

Citations

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Encyclopedia of U-boats (2004), London:Greenhill Books, ISBN 1-85367-623-3, p.32
  2. ^ a b c Type UE 1 UE ocean minelayers class

References

[edit]
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.


pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy