SM U-11 (Germany)

For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-11.
Career (German Empire)
Name: U-11
Ordered: 15 July 1908
Builder: Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig
Launched: 2 April 1910
Commissioned: 21 September 1910
Fate: 9 December 1914 - Mined off the Belgian coast on December 9, 1914 at position 51.20N, 02.52E.. 26 dead (all hands lost).
General characteristics
Class and type: German Type U 9 submarine
Displacement: 425 tons surfaced, 601 tons submerged[1]
Length: 57.3 m (188.0 ft)[2]
Beam: 6 m (19.7 ft)[3]
Draught: 3.5 m (11.5 ft)[4]
Speed: •26.3 km/h (14.2 kn) surfaced[5]
•14.8 km/h (8.0 kn) submerged[6]
Range: 6,216 km (3,356 nmi) at 15.9 km/h (8.6 kn)[7]
Armament: •four 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes[8] (two bow, two stern, six torpedoes)[9]
•1 x 37 mm (1.46 in) deck gun[10]

SM U-11 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-11 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

References

  1. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "U-Boats (1905-18)", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, "(Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 23, p.2534.
  2. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  3. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  4. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  5. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  6. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  7. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  8. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  9. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
  10. ^ Fitzsimons, p.2534.
German Type U 9 submarine

U-9  · U-10  · U-11  · U-12
Preceded by: Type U 5 – Followed by: Type U 13
List of German U-boats