SM U-14 (Germany)

	U-14
History
Germany
Name	U-14
Ordered	23 February 1909
Builder	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Cost	2,101,000 Goldmark
Yard number	9
Launched	11 July 1911
Commissioned	24 April 1912
Fate	Sunk on 5 June 1915
General characteristics
Class & type	Type U 13 submarine
Displacement	516 t (508 long tons) surfaced; 644 t (634 long tons) submerged;
Length	57.88 m (189 ft 11 in)
Beam	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.44 m (11 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × Körting 6-cylinder and 2 × Körting 8-cylinder two stroke paraffin motors with 900 PS (660 kW; 890 shp); 2 × SSW electric motors with 1,040 PS (760 kW; 1,030 shp); 550 rpm surfaced; 600 rpm submerged;
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph) surfaced; 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) submerged;
Range	2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 14 kn
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Boats & landing; craft carried	1 dinghy
Complement	4 officers, 25 men
Armament	4 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 each bow and stern); 6 torpedoes; 1 × 5 cm (2.0 in) SK L/40 gun;
Service record
Part of	I Flotilla; 1 August 1914 – 5 June 1915;
Commanders	Kptlt. Walther Schwieger; 1 August – 15 December 1914; Kptlt. Otto Dröscher; 17 December 1914 – 15 April 1915; Oblt.z.S. Max Hammerle; 16 April – 5 June 1915;
Operations	1 patrol
Victories	2 merchant ships sunk; (3,907 GRT)

SM U-14 was one of 329 submarines which served in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. A Type U 13 submarine, it sunk two merchant ships during its service before being sunk in June 1915.