U1 1910
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| U1 | 119 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1904 | 4.8.1906 | 12.1906 | condemned 2.1919 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
238 / 283 |
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Length, m |
42.4 |
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Breadth, m |
3.75 |
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Draught, m |
3.17 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Körting petrol engines / 2 Deutsche Elektromotoren electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
400 / 400 |
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Max speed, kts |
10.8 / 8.7 |
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Fuel, t |
petrol 22 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500(10) / 50(5) |
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Armament |
1 - 450 TT (bow, 3) |
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Complement |
12 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 30 |
Project history: First German submarine, more experimental than battle boat. Partly double-hulled. Design was based on built by Germaniawerft Russian boats of Karp class.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Used for trials and training, condemned in 1919, but bought by the builder, Germaniawerft, and donated to the Deutsches Museum, München where it is still exhibited.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014