SM UC-14

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-14.
History
German Empire
NameUC-14
Ordered23 November 1914[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen[2]
Yard number229[1]
Laid down28 January 1915[1]
Launched13 May 1915[1]
Commissioned5 June 1915[1]
FateSunk by mine, 3 October 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons), surfaced
  • 182 t (179 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph), surfaced
  • 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph), submerged
Range
  • 910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement14
Armament
  • 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes
  • 12 × UC 120 mines
  • 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:
  • Pola Flotilla
  • 5 June 1915 – 9 October 1916
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 11 January 1917 – 3 October 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Cäsar Bauer[4]
  • 5 June 1915 - 6 January 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Franz Becker[5]
  • 7 January – 30 June 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Alfred Klatt[6]
  • 1 July – 9 October 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Pilzecker[7]
  • 11 January - 6 July 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Helmut Lorenz[8]
  • 7 July – 13 September 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Adolf Feddersen[9]
  • 14 September – 3 October 1917
Operations: 38 patrols
Victories:
  • 4 merchant ships sunk
    (6,478 GRT)
  • 2 warships sunk
    (14,107 tons)
  • 10 auxiliary warships sunk
    (1,704 GRT)

SM UC-14 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 23 November 1914, laid down on 28 January 1915, and was launched on 13 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 June 1915 as SM UC-14.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-14 in her 38 patrols were credited with sinking 16 ships, one of which was the Italian pre-dreadnought battleship Regina Margherita,[10] which at 13,427 tonnes (13,215 long tons) displacement was one of the largest ships sunk by U-boats during the war.[11] UC-14 was mined and sunk on 3 October 1917.[1]

The submarine's wreck was finally located in September 2023[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 14". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 30–31.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Cäsar Bauer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Franz Becker (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Alfred Klatt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ulrich Pilzecker". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Helmut Lorenz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Adolf Feddersen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Regina Margherita". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  11. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Largest Ships sunk or damaged". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2009.


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