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U117 submarine cruisers - minelayers (1918)
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U122 1918
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U117 | 91 | Vulcan, Hamburg | 1916 | 10.12.1917 | 3.1918 | to USA 11.1918 | |
| U118 | 92 | Vulcan, Hamburg | 1916 | 23.2.1918 | 5.1918 | to France 2.1919 | |
| U119 | 93 | Vulcan, Hamburg | 1916 | 4.4.1918 | 6.1918 | to France 11.1918 (René Audry) | |
| U120 | 94 | Vulcan, Hamburg | 1916 | 20.6.1918 | 8.1918 | to Italy 11.1918 | |
| U121 | 95 | Vulcan, Hamburg | 1916 | 20.9.1918 | --- // 3.1919 | completed for France 3.1919 | |
| U122 | 299 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 1916 | 9.12.1917 | 5.1918 | to United Kingdom 11.1918 | |
| U123 | 300 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 1916 | 26.1.1918 | 7.1918 | to United Kingdom 11.1918 | |
| U124 | 301 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 1916 | 28.3.1918 | 7.1918 | interned 13.11.1918 by Sweden, to United Kingdom 12.1918 | |
| U125 | 302 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 1916 | 26.5.1918 | 9.1918 | to Japan 11.1918 (○1潜水艦 [O1]) | |
| U126 | 303 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 1916 | 16.6.1918 | 10.1918 | to United Kingdom 11.1918 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t |
|
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | U117 - 121: 1164 / 1512 U122 - 126: 1163 / 1468 |
| Length, m | U117 - 121: 81.5 U122 - 126: 82.0 |
| Breadth, m | 7.42 |
| Draught, m | 4.22 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | U117 - 121: 2 MAN diesels / 2 Brown Boveri electric motors U122 - 126: 2 MAN / Blohm & Voss diesels / 2 SSW electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | U117 - 121: 2400 / 1200 U122 - 126: 2400 / 1235 |
| Max speed, kts | U117 - 121: 14.7 / 7 U122 - 126: 14.7 / 7.2 |
| Fuel, t | U117 - 121: diesel oil 217 U122 - 126: diesel oil 191 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | U117 - 121: 13900(8) / 35(4.5) U122 - 126: 11470(8) / 35(4.5) |
| Armament | U117: 1 x 1 - 149/42 TK L/45 C/16, 1 x 1 - 88/27 TK L/30 C/08, 4 - 500 TT (bow, 14), 42 mines U118 - 122, 124 - 126: 1 x 1 - 149/42 TK L/45 C/16, 4 - 500 TT (bow, 14), 42 mines U123: 2 x 1 - 105/42 Utof L/45 C/16, 4 - 500 TT (bow, 14), 42 mines |
| Complement | 40 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 75 |
Standard scale images
U117 1918
Graphics
U122 1918
Project history
War order L. Double-hulled. They had a diving time of 30 seconds. UE II type ocean minelayers ('Project 45'). Instead of 2 spare torpedoes submarines can receive 30 mines on the deck.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
