UZ14 1918
Names |
UZ1 - UZ8 UZ9, 1939- H108 UZ10 UZ11 UZ12, 8.1940- HS01 UZ13, 4.1940- H105, later DWo61, later Vs51 UZ14, 1940- DWo41, later Vs141, later Vs103 UZ15 - UZ19 UZ20, 1939- H1 UZ21, 1940- DWo..., later Vs1014 UZ22, 5.1940- H302, 11.1943- JK21 |
Builders |
Lürssen, Aumund-Vegesack: UZ1 - 4 H. Heidtmann, Hamburg: UZ5 - 8 Max Oertz, Hamburg: UZ9, 10 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder: UZ11 - 13 Naglo-Werft, Zeuthen: UZ14 - 17 Roland-Werft Vertens, Hemelingen: UZ18 - 20 Waap, Kiel-Heikendorf: UZ21, 22 |
Commissioned |
1917: UZ1 - 22 1939: H108 (ex-UZ9) (2nd time), H1 (ex-UZ20) (2nd time) 4-8/1940: HS01 (ex-UZ12) (2nd time), H105 (ex-UZ13) (2nd time), DWo41 (ex-UZ14) (2nd time), DWo... (ex-UZ21) (2nd time), H302 (ex-UZ22) (2nd time) |
Losses |
Vs1014 (18.3.1945) |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
1920: UZ1 - 14, 16 - 20, 22 1921: UZ15 1922: UZ21 surrendered 5.1945: H108? (2nd time), HS01? (2nd time), Vs51 (2nd time), Vs103 (2nd time), H1 (2nd time), JK21 (2nd time) |
Displacement standard, t |
40 - 44 |
Displacement full, t |
48 - 53 |
Length, m |
UZ1 - 10, 12, 13: 26.0 UZ11: 27.2 UZ14 - 17: 27.5 UZ18 - 22: 27.0 |
Breadth, m |
UZ1 - 4, 12, 13, 18 - 20: 4.00 UZ5 - 8: 4.05 UZ9, 10: 4.18 UZ11: 3.90 UZ14 - 17: 4.10 UZ21, 22: 4.30 |
Draught, m |
1.00 - 1.47 |
No of shafts |
UZ1 - 10, 12, 20 - 22: 2 UZ11, 13 - 19: 3 |
Machinery |
UZ1 - 10, 12, 20 - 22: 2 Benz petrol engines UZ11, 13 - 19: 3 Deutz or Daimler petrol engines |
Power, h. p. |
UZ1 - 10, 21, 22: 500 UZ11, 14 - 20: 420 UZ12, 13: 640 |
Max speed, kts |
UZ1 - 8, 12 - 22: 14.7 - 15 UZ9, 10: 16.4 UZ11: 14 |
Fuel, t |
petrol 8.6 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 1100(14) |
Armament |
UZ1 - 11, 14, 15, 18 - 20, 22: 1 x 1 - 52/51 SK L/55, DC, mechanical minesweeping gear UZZ12, 13, 16, 17: 1 x 1 - 52/51 SK L/55, mechanical minesweeping gear UZ21: 1 x 1 - 52/51 |
Complement |
13 - 14 |
Project history: Submarine chasers. Many boats could be used as minesweepers. Wooden round-bilge hulls.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Many boats were repurchased by navy in WWII. They were used as patrol boats in coast guard flotillas.
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