SMU-14(Germany)

	U-14
History
Germany
Name	U-14
Ordered	23 February 1909
Builder	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Cost	2,101,000Goldmark
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 position57°16′N1°16′E/ 57.267°N 1.267°Eon 5 June 1915
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type U 13 submarine
Displacement	516t(508long tons) surfaced; 644 t (634 long 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 ×Körting6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two strokeparaffinmotors with 900 PS (660 kW; 890 shp); 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (760 kW; 1,030 shp); 550 rpm surfaced; 600 rpm submerged;
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph) surfaced; 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 25 men
Armament	4 × 45 cm (17.7 in)torpedo tubes(2 eachbowandstern); 6torpedoes; 1 ×5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun;
Service record
Part of:	I Flotilla; 1 August 1914 – 5 June 1915;
Commanders:	Kptlt.Walther Schwieger; 1 August – 15 December 1914; Kptlt.Otto Dröscher; 17 December 1914 – 15 April 1915; Oblt.z.S.Max Hammerle; 16 April – 5 June 1915;
Operations:	1 patrol
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk; (3,907GRT)

SMU-14^{[Note 1]}was one of the 329submarinesserving in theImperial German NavyinWorld War I.

Service history

U-14was engaged in thenaval warfareand took part in theFirst Battle of the Atlantic.U-14was damaged by an air raid on the German-occupied port ofZeebrugge,Belgium, on the night of 12 February 1915.^[4]

Fate

On 5 June 1915,U-14approached the trawlerOceanic IIoffPeterhead,firing a couple of warning shots, butOceanic IIwas armed and was acting as adecoyand returned fire, being joined by the armed trawlerHawk.U-14was 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

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage^{[Note 2]}	Fate^[7]
2 June 1915	Cyrus	Denmark	1,669	Sunk
3 June 1915	Lappland	Sweden	2,238	Sunk

References

Notes

^"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English:His Majesty's) and combined with theUforUnterseebootwould be translated asHis Majesty's Submarine.
^Tonnages are ingross register tons

Citations

^Helgason, Guðmundur."WWI U-boat commanders: Walther Schwieger (Pour le Mérite)".German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.Retrieved14 March2015.
^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.Retrieved14 March2015.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."WWI U-boat commanders: Max Hammerle".German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.Retrieved14 March2015.
^Karau 2014, p. 27.
^Grant 1964, pp. 24–25.
^Corbett 1923, pp. 45–46.
^Helgason, Guðmundur."Ships hit by U 14".German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.Retrieved19 February2014.

Bibliography

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.

[4] "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English:His Majesty's) and combined with theUforUnterseebootwould be translated asHis Majesty's Submarine.

[tonnage-8] Tonnages are ingross register tons

[1] Helgason, Guðmundur."WWI U-boat commanders: Walther Schwieger (Pour le Mérite)".German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.Retrieved14 March2015.

[2] 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.Retrieved14 March2015.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur."WWI U-boat commanders: Max Hammerle".German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.Retrieved14 March2015.

[Kau_p27-5] Karau 2014, p. 27.

[Grant_p24-5-6] Grant 1964, pp. 24–25.

[navop3_p45-6-7] Corbett 1923, pp. 45–46.

[9] Helgason, Guðmundur."Ships hit by U 14".German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.Retrieved19 February2014.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1915
Shipwrecks	5 Jun:Fantassin,U-14 6 Jun: HMSImmingham 10 Jun:HMSTB 12 12 Jun:Desabla 20 Jun:Nubia 23 Jun:U-40 28 Jun:Armenian 30 Jun:HMSLightning,UC-2
Other incidents	1 Jun:HMSMohawk 5 Jun:Mameluck 6 Jun:HMSReindeer 9 Jun:HMSDublin 13 Jun:Bunker Hill,Vanadis
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