WWI U-boat Types


Type UE 2

UE ocean minelayers class


Construction history of type UE 2

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 117 - U 1204Vulcan, Hamburg91- 941916 - 1918
U 122 - U 1265Blohm & Voss, Hamburg299- 3031916 - 1918


The Type UE 2 boat U-123 after surrender to England and taken to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
There is a large number of local people on board.

All U-boats of type UE 2

Below are the 9 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 117, U 118, U 119, U 120, U 122, U 123, U 124,
U 125 and U 126

Technical information for type UE 2

Displacement:
(tons)
1164 (sf)
1512 (sm)
1880 (total)
Length: (m)81,52 oa
61,20 ph
Beam: (m)7,42 oa
4,50 ph
Draught: (draft)4,22 m
Height:10,16 m
Power: (hp)2400 (sf)
1200 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
14,7 (sf)
7,0 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
13900/8 (sf)
35/4,5 (sm)
Torpedoes:14
4/0 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:42
Deck gun:150mm
494 rounds
Crew:40 men
Max depth:ca. 75 m
(246 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.