WWI U-boat Types


Type U 66

Boats built for export class


Construction history of type U 66

U-boats# ShipyardWerk #Built during
U 66 - U 705Germaniawerft, Kiel203- 2071913 - 1915

All U-boats of type U 66

Below are the 5 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 66, U 67, U 68, U 69 and U 70

Technical information for type U 66

Displacement:
(tons)
791 (sf)
933 (sm)
1150 (total)
Length: (m)69,50 oa
54,66 ph
Beam: (m)6,30 oa
4,15 ph
Draught: (draft)3,79 m
Height:7,95 m
Power: (hp)2300 (sf)
1240 (sm)
Speed:
(knots)
16,8 (sf)
10,3 (sm)
Range:
(miles / knots)
7370/8 (sf)
115/5 (sm)
Torpedoes:12
4/1 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:No mines carried
Deck gun:88mm
264 rounds
Crew:36 men
Max depth:ca. 50 m
(164 feet)
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.