WWI U-boat Types

Type U 5

Gasoline-powered boats class

4 boats commissioned

Construction history of type U 5

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 5 - U 8	4	Germaniawerft, Kiel	147 - 150	1908 - 1911

All U-boats of type U 5

Below are the 4 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 5, U 6, U 7, and U 8.

Technical information for type U 5

Displacement: (tons)	505 (sf) 636 (sm) (total)
Length: (m)	57,30 oa 43,10 ph
Beam: (m)	5,60 oa 3,75 ph
Draught: (draft)	3,55 m
Height:	7,28 m
Power: (hp)	900 (sf) 1040 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	13,4 (sf) 10,2 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	3300/9 (sf) 80/5 (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.