WWI U-boat Types

Type U 17

Gasoline-powered boats class

2 boats commissioned

Construction history of type U 17

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 17 - U 18	2	Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig	11 - 12	1910 - 1912

All U-boats of type U 17

Below are the 2 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 17, and U 18.

Technical information for type U 17

Displacement: (tons)	564 (sf) 691 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	62,35 oa 53,00 ph
Beam: (m)	6,00 oa 3,65 ph
Draught: (draft)	3,40 m
Height:	7,30 m
Power: (hp)	1400 (sf) 1120 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14,9 (sf) 9,5 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	6700/8 (sf) 75/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	6 2/2 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	No mines carried
Deck gun:	105mm 300 rounds
Crew:	35 men
Max depth:	ca. 50 m (164 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.