U5 Class Submarine (1909)

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The first two U5 Class submarines were completed in 1910, with the third in 1911.

Overview of 3 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
U5 Whitehead 9 Apr, 1908 10 Feb, 1909 1 Apr, 1910 Broken up 1920
U6 Whitehead 21 Feb, 1908 12 Sep, 1909 1 Jul, 1910 Sunk 12 miles off Cape Otranto 10 May, 1916
U12 Whitehead 1910 14 Mar, 1911 21 Aug, 1914 Sunk off Venice 12 Sep, 1915

Armament

Torpedoes

  • two 45cm tubes, carrying three torpedoes.

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U5 Class Submarine
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