SM U-14 (Germany)
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-14.
_(6358166395).jpg) U-14 | |
| Career (Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-14 |
| Ordered: | 23 February 1909 |
| Builder: | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Cost: | 2,101,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number: | 10 |
| Launched: | 11 July 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 24 April 1912 |
| Fate: | 5 June 1915 - Disabled by gunfire from armed trawler Oceanic II and sunk off Peterhead at position 57°16′N 1°16′E / 57.267°N 1.267°ECoordinates: 57°16′N 1°16′E / 57.267°N 1.267°E. 1 dead and 27 survivors. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | German Type U 13 submarine |
| Displacement: | 516 metric tons (569 short tons) surfaced 644 metric tons (710 short tons) submerged |
| Length: | 57.88 m (189 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 3.44 m (11 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (890 hp) 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (1,030 hp) 550 rpm surfaced 600 rpm submerged |
| Speed: | 14.8 kn (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph) surfaced 10.7 kn (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 1 dinghy |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament: | 4 x 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern) with 6 torpedoes 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
I Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 – 5 Jun 1915 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt Walther Schwieger[1] 1 Aug 1914 – 15 Dec 1914 Kptlt Otto Dröscher[2] 17 Dec 1914 – 15 Apr 1915 Oblt Max Hammerle[3] 16 Apr 1915 – 5 Jun 1915 |
| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: | 2 merchant ships sunk (3,907 GRT) |
SM U-14 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
Service History
U-14 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Fate
She was sunk by gunfire on 5 June 1915 off Peterhead.
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 1915 | Cyrus |  Denmark |
1,669 | Sunk |
| 3 June 1915 | Lappland |  Sweden |
2,238 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ "Walther Schwieger (Pour le Mérite)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Otto Dröscher (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Max Hammerle". Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "U-14 successes". UBoat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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