SM U-14 (Germany)
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-14.
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| 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. |
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| Class & type: | German Type U 13 submarine |
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| Length: | 57.88 m (189 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 3.44 m (11 ft 3 in) |
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| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 dinghy |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 25 men |
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| 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. U-14 was damaged by an air raid on the German-occupied port of Zeebrugee, Belgium, on the night of 12 February 1915.[4]
Fate
On 5 June 1915, U-14 approached the trawler Oceanic II off Peterhead, firing a couple of warning shots, but Oceanic II was armed and was acting as a decoy and returned fire, being joined by the armed trawler Hawk. U-14 was hit several times, and unable to escape by submerging sank, with six officers and 21 ratings being rescued, and one man, her commanding officer, being killed.[5][6] She was sunk by gunfire on 5 June 1915 .
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 1915 | Cyrus |  Denmark |
1,669 | Sunk |
| 3 June 1915 | Lappland |  Sweden |
2,238 | Sunk |
References
Citations
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walther Schwieger (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Otto Dröscher (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Max Hammerle". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Karau 2014, p. 27.
- ↑ Grant 1964, pp. 24–25.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-14". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Corbett, Julian S. (1923). History of the Great War: Naval Operations: Volume III. London: Longmans Green and Co.
- Grant, Robert M. (1964). U-Boats Destroyed: The Effect of Anti-Submarine Warfare 1914–1918. London: Putnam.
- Karau, Mark D. (2014). The Naval Flank of the Western Front: The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918. Barnsley, UK\isbn=978-1-84832-231-8: Seaforth Publishing.
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