WWI U-boat Types


Type U 17

Gasoline-powered boats class


Construction history of type U 17

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 17 - U 182Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig11- 121910 - 1912

All U-boats of type U 17

Below are the 2 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 17 and U 18

Technical information for type U 17

Displacement:
(tons)
564 (sf)
691 (sm)
(total)
Length: (m)62,35 oa
53,00 ph
Beam: (m)6,00 oa
3,65 ph
Draught: (draft)3,40 m
Height:7,30 m
Power: (hp)1400 (sf)
1120 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
14,9 (sf)
9,5 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
6700/8 (sf)
75/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:6
2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:No mines carried
Deck gun:105mm
300 rounds
Crew:35 men
Max depth:ca. 50 m
(164 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.