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UD1 coastal submarine (1915/1940)

UD1 1941

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
UD1 (ex-O8, ex-H6)     Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada 1.1915 12.5.1915 6.1915 // 11.1940 stricken 11.1943

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

343 / 443

Length, m

46.2

Breadth, m

4.86

Draught, m

3.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 NLSE diesel-generators / 2 GE electric motors

Power, h. p.

480 / 620

Max speed, kts

11.5 / 8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 16

Endurance, nm(kts) 1350(12) / 24(8)

Armament

4 - 450 TT (bow, 6)

Complement

26

Diving depth operational, m 50

Project history: Former Dutch O8, ex-British H6. 18.1.1916, after beaching, she was interned by Netherlands Government, later sold by British Government and commissioned by Dutch Navy 7.5.1917. O8 was 14.5.1940 captured by German troops at Helder, 23.7.1940 renamed UD1; 21.11.1940 she entered service with Kriegsmarine.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: UD1 was stricken 22.11.1943 and scuttled 3.5.1945 at Kiel.

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