Engineering:German Type Large MS submarine

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Class overview
Builders: AG Weser, Bremen, Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Operators:  Imperial German Navy
Preceded by: Type 93
Subclasses: U 131 group, U 135 group
Planned: 8
Completed: 2
Cancelled: 6
Lost: 1
General characteristics
Displacement:
  • 1,221 tonnes (1,202 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,649 tonnes (1,623 long tons) submerged (U 131 group)[1]
  • 1,175 tonnes (1,156 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,534 tonnes (1,510 long tons) submerged (U 135 group)[2]
Length:
  • 83.5 m (273 ft 11 in) (o/a)[2]
  • 65.57 m (215 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)[2]
Beam:
  • 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (o/a)[2]
  • 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) (pressure hull)[2]
Height: 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)[2]
Draught: 4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)[2]
Propulsion:
  • 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) surfaced
  • 1,690 hp (1,260 kW) submerged[2]
Speed: 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph) surfaced, and 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) submerged[2]
Range: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 kn surfaced, and 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 kn submerged
Test depth: 75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Complement: 46 men[2]
Armament: Four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes forward and two 50 cm torpedo tubes aft with 14 torpedoes. Two 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun with 540 rounds[1]

The German Type Large MS Submarine was a class of submarine of the Imperial German Navy that was intended for deep sea usage and was very seaworthy, relatively comfortable and had average maneuverability.[3]

List of Type Large MS submarines[1]
Boat Fate
U-135 surrendered 1918, sunk as a target off Eddystone in 1921
U-136 French war reparation, scrapped in Cherbourg 1921
U-137 unknown, probably broken up
U-138 unknown, probably broken up

References

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Volume 2. Conway Maritime Press 1985, p 179
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Uboat.net type Large MS
  3. ↑ Erich Gröner (December 1985). German Warships, 1815-1945. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-593-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=w6lBAAAACAAJ. 

Bibliography

  • Gröner; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4. 




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