WWI U-boats

U 14

 

Type

U 13

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 9)
Ordered 23 Feb 1909 Laid down  
Launched 11 Jul 1911 Commissioned 24 Apr 1912 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 15 Dec 1914   Walther Schwieger
17 Dec 1914 - 15 Apr 1915   Otto Dröscher
16 Apr 1915 - 5 Jun 1915   Max Hammerle
Career 1 patrols
start date unknown - 5 Jun 1915 I Flotilla
1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown II Flotilla
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 3,907 tons. 
Fate 5 Jun 1915 - Disabled by gunfire from armed trawler Oceanic II and sunk off Peterhead. 1 dead and 27 survivors. 

See the 2 ships hit by U 14


There was another U 14 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Dec 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 18 Jan 1936. Take a look at the U 14 from WWII.

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