Type Large MS submarine

Class overview
BuildersAG Weser, Bremen, Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Operators Imperial German Navy
Preceded byType 93
SubclassesU 131 group, U 135 group
Planned8
Completed2
Canceled6
Lost1
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 1,221 tonnes (1,202 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,649 tonnes (1,623 long tons) submerged (U 131 group)
  • 1,175 tonnes (1,156 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,534 tonnes (1,510 long tons) submerged (U 135 group)
Length
  • 83.5 m (273 ft 11 in) (o/a)
  • 65.57 m (215 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Beam
  • 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (o/a)
  • 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) (pressure hull)
Height9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)
Draught4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) surfaced
  • 1,690 hp (1,260 kW) submerged
Speed17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph) surfaced, and 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) submerged
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
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

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.

List of Type Large MS submarines
Boat Fate
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

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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