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German Empire | |
Name | U-74 |
Ordered | 6 January 1915 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Yard number | 30 |
Launched | 10 August 1915 |
Commissioned | 24 November 1915 |
Fate | 17 May 1916 - Sank in a mine handling accident 3.5 nmi (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) off Dunbar, Scotland. 34 dead (all hands lost). [1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | German Type UE I submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2× 1.41 m (4 ft 8 in) propellers |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 28 enlisted |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 2 patrols |
Victories: | 1 merchant ship sunk (2,802 GRT) [1] |
SM U-74 [Note 1] was a Type UE 1 submarine and one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-74 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
German Type UE I submarines were preceded by the longer Type U 66 submarines. U-74 had a displacement of 755 tonnes (743 long tons) when at the surface and 829 tonnes (816 long tons) while submerged. [2] She had a total length of 56.80 m (186 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 46.66 m (153 ft 1 in), a beam of 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in), a height of 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in), and a draught of 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in). The submarine was powered by two 800 metric horsepower (590 kW; 790 shp) engines for use while surfaced, and two 800 metric horsepower (590 kW; 790 shp) engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft). [2]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 10.6 knots (19.6 km/h; 12.2 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.9 knots (14.6 km/h; 9.1 mph). [2] When submerged, she could operate for 83 nautical miles (154 km; 96 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 5,480 nautical miles (10,150 km; 6,310 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). U-74 was fitted with two 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one at the port bow and one starboard stern), four torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of thirty-two (twenty-eight crew members and four officers). [2]
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 2] | Fate [4] |
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20 April 1916 | Sabbia | United Kingdom | 2,802 | Sunk |
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