similar U52
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
U48 | 85 | CNT, Monfalcone | 11/1916 | --- | --- | BU incomplete | |
U49 | 86 | CNT, Monfalcone | 12/1916 | --- | --- | BU incomplete |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement normal, t |
818 / 1184 |
Length, m |
73.3 |
Breadth, m |
6.70 |
Draught, m |
3.30 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels / 2 electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
2400 / 1200 |
Max speed, kts |
16.2 / 8.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(10) / 100(2.5) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 90/32 G. L/35 BAG, 6 - 450 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 9) |
Complement |
32 |
Diving depth operational, m |
50 |
Project history: Built by CNT Pola using a German AG Weser design, none was ever launched. U48 was 70% complete, and U49 55% complete at the end of the war; all were broken up in 1920. Sisterboats U58 and U59 were never laid down.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014