Type Large MS submarine

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Class overview
Builders AG Weser, Bremen, Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
OperatorsWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy
Preceded by Type 93
SubclassesU 131 group, U 135 group
Planned8
Completed2
Cancelled6
Lost1
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 1,221 tonnes (1,202 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,649 tonnes (1,623 long tons) submerged (U 131 group) [1]
  • 1,175 tonnes (1,156 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,534 tonnes (1,510 long tons) submerged (U 135 group) [2]
Length
  • 83.5 m (273 ft 11 in) (o/a) [2]
  • 65.57 m (215 ft 1 in) (pressure hull) [2]
Beam
  • 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (o/a) [2]
  • 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) (pressure hull) [2]
Height9.46 m (31 ft 0 in) [2]
Draught4.26 m (14 ft 0 in) [2]
Propulsion
  • 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) surfaced
  • 1,690 hp (1,260 kW) submerged [2]
Speed17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph) surfaced, and 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) submerged [2]
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 kn surfaced, and 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 kn submerged
Test depth75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Complement46 men [2]
ArmamentFour 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes forward and two 50 cm torpedo tubes aft with 14 torpedoes. Two 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun with 540 rounds [1]

The Type Large MS submarine was a class of submarine of the Imperial German Navy that was intended for deep sea usage and was very seaworthy, relatively comfortable and had average maneuverability. [3]

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List of Type Large MS submarines [1]
BoatFate
U-135 surrendered 1918, sunk as a target off Eddystone in 1921
U-136 French war reparation, scrapped in Cherbourg 1921
U-137 unknown, probably broken up
U-138 unknown, probably broken up

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Volume 2. Conway Maritime Press 1985, p 179
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Uboat.net type Large MS
  3. Erich Gröner (December 1985). German Warships, 1815-1945. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   978-0-85177-593-7.

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