U-9, a typical Type IIB boat |
| History |
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| Nazi Germany |
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| Name | U-14 |
| Ordered | 2 February 1935 |
| Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number | 249 |
| Laid down | 6 July 1935 |
| Launched | 28 December 1935 |
| Commissioned | 18 January 1936 |
| Fate | Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type IIB coastal submarine |
| Displacement |
- 279 t (275 long tons) surfaced
- 328 t (323 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a)
- 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
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| Height | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
- 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
- 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
- 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
- 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
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| Identification codes: |
M 28 451 |
| Commanders: |
- Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Victor Oehrn
- 18 January 1936 – 4 October 1937
- Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Horst Wellner
- 5 October 1937 – 11 October 1939
- Oblt.z.S. Herbert Wohlfarth
- 19 October 1939 – 1 June 1940
- Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk
- 2 June – August 1940
- Oblt.z.S. Hans Heidtmann
- August – 29 September 1940
- Kptlt. Jürgen Könenkamp
- 30 September 1940 – 19 May 1941
- Oblt.z.S. Hubertus Purkhold
- 20 May 1941 – 9 February 1942
- Oblt.z.S. Klaus Petersen
- 10 February 1942 – 30 June 1942
- Oblt.z.S. Walter Köhntopp
- 1 July 1942 – 20 July 1943
- Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt
- 21 July 1943 – 1 July 1944
- Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Hans-Joachim Dierks
- 2 July 1944 – 3 March 1945
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| Operations: |
- 6 patrols:
- 1st patrol:
- a. 30 August – 6 September 1939
- b. 7–8 September 1939
- 2nd patrol:
- 13 – 29 September 1939
- 3rd patrol:
- a. 17–18 January 1940
- b. 20–26 January 1940
- 4th patrol:
- 11 – 20 February 1940
- 5th patrol:
- 3 – 11 March 1940
- 6th patrol:
- 4 April – 5 May 1940
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| Victories: |
9 merchant ships sunk
(12,344 GRT) |
German submarine U-14 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. It served with 3rd U-boat Flotilla from 18 January 1936 to 31 October 1939. U-14 completed six wartime patrols and sank nine ships totalling 12,344 GRT.
