WWI U-boat Types

Type UE 1

UE ocean minelayers class

Construction history of type UE 1

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 71 - U 72	2	Vulcan, Hamburg	55- 56	1915 - 1916
U 73 - U 74	2	Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig	29- 30	1915
U 75 - U 80	6	Vulcan, Hamburg	57- 62	1915 - 1916

Armament
These boats originally had the 88mm deck gun but they were upgunned to the 105mm.

All U-boats of type UE 1

Below are the 10 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 71, U 72, U 73, U 74, U 75, U 76, U 77,
U 78, U 79 and U 80

Technical information for type UE 1

Displacement: (tons)	755 (sf) 832 (sm) 980 (total)
Length: (m)	56,80 oa 46,66 ph
Beam: (m)	5,90 oa 5,00 ph
Draught: (draft)	4,86 m
Height:	8,25 m
Power: (hp)	900 (sf) 900 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	10,6 (sf) 7,9 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	7880/7 (sf) 83/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:	4 1/1 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	38
Deck gun:	105mm 130 rounds
Crew:	32 men
Max depth:	ca. 50 m (164 feet)

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