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ROLAND MORILLOT submarine (1916 / 1917)

Roland Morillot 1917

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Roland Morillot (ex-UB26) E1 240 Weser, Bremen, Germany 1915 14.12.1915 1.1916 // 8.1917 discarded 1.1925

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

265 / 291

Length, m

36.1

Breadth, m

4.36

Draught, m

3.66

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Daimler diesels / 2 SSW electric motors

Power, h. p.

270 / 280

Max speed, kts

8.9 / 5.7

Fuel, t

diesel oil 28

Endurance, nm(kts) 7200(5) / 45(4)

Armament

1 x 1 - 50/37 SK L/40 C/92, 2 - 500 TT (bow, 6)

Complement 23
Diving depth operational, m 50

Project history: Former German submarine UB26, has got to anti-submarine nets at Le Havre 5.4.1916 and was scuttled by crew after received damages. She was salvaged and commissioned by French Navy.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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