SM U-14[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
 U-14
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| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Name | U-14 |
| Ordered | 23 February 1909 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Cost | 2,101,000 Goldmark |
| Yard number | 9 |
| Launched | 11 July 1911 |
| Commissioned | 24 April 1912 |
| Fate | 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°E on 5 June 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | German Type U 13 submarine |
| Displacement |
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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) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 dinghy |
| Complement | 4 officers, 25 men |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
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| Commanders: |
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| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: |
2 merchant ships sunk (3,907 GRT) |
Service history edit
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 Zeebrugge, Belgium, on the night of 12 February 1915.[4]
Fate edit
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]
Summary of raiding history edit
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 1915 | Cyrus |  Denmark
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1,669 | Sunk |
| 3 June 1915 | Lappland |  Sweden
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2,238 | Sunk |
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations edit
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walther Schwieger (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: 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. "WWI U-boat commanders: 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 edit
- 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.
- 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.
- Karau, Mark D. (2014). The Naval Flank of the Western Front: The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-231-8.