Unterseeboot 1 (1906)
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| U-1 | |
|---|---|
| Country | German Empire |
| Branch | Kaiserliche Marine |
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Launched | August 4, 1906 |
| Commissioned | December 14, 1906 |
| Career | |
| Patrols | 0 |
| Successes | |
| No ships sunk or damaged | |
| Fate | |
| Stricken February 19, 1919. | |
Unterseeboot 1 (also known as U-1) was the first U-boat produced by the German Empire to their Kaiserliche Marine. It was constructed by Germaniawerft in Kiel and commissioned on December 14, 1906. When World War I began in 1914, the boat was deemed obsolete and was used only as a training boat until February 19, 1919, when it was struck by another vessel while on a training exercise.
Construction on U-1 began in the autumn of 1904. The gasoline-powered boat's design was based on Russian submarine designs with only a few minor differences. U-1 had a slight larger pressure hull and had an improved external hull, which prevented oil leakage from the external tanks. The boat began its trials in August 1906, a year later than originally planned.
After suffering damage from a collision while on a training exercise in 1919, U-1 was sold to the Germaniawerft foundation at the Deutsches Museum in Munich where it was restored and can be viewed on display.
[edit] References
- U-boat.net. List of all U-Boats – U-1. Retrieved on August 3, 2006.
- Robert C. Stern. Battle Beneath the Waves: U-boats at War, Cassell Military Paperbacks, 2002. ISBN 0-304-36228-X
See also: List of U-boats
| German Gasoline-powered submarines (Unterseeboot) |
| U-1 | U-2 | U-3 | U-5 | U-9 | U-13 | U-16 | U-17 |
List of submarines of Germany |
