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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
U48		85	CNT, Monfalcone	11/1916	---	---	BU incomplete
U49		86	CNT, Monfalcone	12/1916	---	---	BU incomplete

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	818 / 1184
Length, m	73.3
Breadth, m	6.70
Draught, m	3.30
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 diesels / 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	2400 / 1200
Max speed, kts	16.2 / 8.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(10) / 100(2.5)
Armament	2 x 1 - 90/32 G. L/35 BAG, 6 - 450 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 9)
Complement	32
Diving depth operational, m	50

Standard scale images

Project history

Built by CNT Pola using a German AG Weser design, none was ever launched. U48 was 70% complete, and U49 55% complete at the end of the war; all were broken up in 1920. Sisterboats U58 and U59 were never laid down.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.