Germany U-Kreuzer U 139, U-140, U-141 The U 151 we already saw were civilian cargo submarines of 1916. Completed in the summer of 1916 for the Nord Deustchler Lloyd to trade with the US, they created quite a splash in the Kaiserliches Marine’s top brass. It proved such long range concept was valid and the … Read more
German Cargo/Cruiser Submarines (1916-18): U-151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157. SMS Deutschland was born SS Deutschland, a civilian registered, blockade-breaking German merchant submarine optimized for cago in World War I. Developed with private funds like Bremen, they were operated by the North German Lloyd Line, and became the first of six more U-151-class. After … Read more
Germany: Medium Oceanic Submersibles: 24 completed U-93-U-98, U-105-114, U160-167 +11 never completed U-169-172/U-201-209, +2 planned Surrendered German submarines at Cherbourg, U 105 in the second from the forward plan The Ms type boats subject to continous improvement so differing slightly in details, although based on U 86. U 96-U 98 and U 111-U 114 had … Read more
Germany: Oceanic submersibles: SM U87 to U-92 1916-20. The U87 class of Project 25 were six oceanic submersibles (Mittle-U Boote) built at Danzig in 1915-17, double-hulled. They were based on the U50, had an improved diving time of 56 seconds, an met sucess in operations, sinking collectively 321,556 tonnes of shipping, so 71 times their … Read more
Germany: Oceanic submersibles: SM U81 to U-86 1916-20. The U81 class were a mid-war “medium oceanic” or Germaniawerft “Ms” type displacing 800 tonnes, having slightly better speed and range that former models, excellent accomodations, four torpedo tubes and twelve torpedoes in store and for the first time a 105 mm deck gun from the start. … Read more
Germany: Minelayer subs UE and UE1 class. SM U71 to U-80 1916-33. The U71 class were also known as the UE1 type ocean-going minelayer submarines () they were built by Dantzig naval yard for U73 and U74 (UE) and all the rest (UE1) at Vulcan NyD in Stettin. They notably varied by powerplant, some having … Read more
Germany: SM U66 to U-70 1915-21. The U66 class U-Boats were originally ordered in 1913 by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, to Germaniawerft shipyards. Their initial numbers were U-7 to U-11 (U7 class). Internally they were called the UD type, and if delivered, would have been by far the best Austro-Hungarian subs. However, the German government purchased … Read more
Germany: SM U63 to U-65 (1916-17) The U63 class U-Boats were basically a repeat of the U51 mobilization boats by Germaniawerft in, Kiel. These were only three submersibles launched in February-March 1916 with a rounded prow, rewroked tail, separated deck and double hull, Germanierft diesels and two 8.8 cm guns, although this was changed later … Read more
Germany: SM U57 to U-62, 99 to 104 (1916-17) The Mobilisation U57 class U-Boats were the first incursion by A.G. Weser, Bremen, into the usual realm of Germaniawerft and Kaiserliches Werft shipyards. The need for more U-Boote was pressing and to bolster the numbers, a series of twelve submersibles were ordered, based on the U41 … Read more
Germany: SM U51 to U-56 (1915-16) The U51 class U-Boats were essentially a repeat of the U41, the last, modified boat of the U31 class by Germaniawerft. They were the first double-hull U-Boats of this type, part of the mobilization program and were internally called the Ms type. Six were built, laid down in the … Read more
