U 14 (Navy)
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U 14 (Kriegsmarine) ( previous / next - all submarines ) |
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| Type : | II B |
| Field Post Number : | M 28 451 |
| Shipyard: | German works , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | February 2, 1935 |
| Build number: | 249 |
| Keel laying: | July 6, 1935 |
| Launch: | December 28, 1935 |
| Commissioning: | January 18, 1936 |
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| Calls: | 6 patrols |
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9 ships (12,344 GRT ) |
| Whereabouts: | self-sunk on May 5, 1945 |
U 14 was a German submarine of type II B , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The order for the boat was awarded to Deutsche Werke AG in Kiel on February 2, 1935 . The keel was laid on July 6, 1935, the launch on December 28, 1935, the commissioning under Lieutenant Victor Oehrn on January 18, 1936. After commissioning, the boat belonged to the U-Flotillas "Weddigen" and " Lohs ” in Kiel. U 14 was deployed in the Mediterranean during the Spanish Civil War in the Mediterranean.
During the German attack on Poland , the boat was the front boat of the U-Flotilla “Lohs”. From November 1, 1939 to June 30, 1940, it served as a training boat in the U-training flotilla, but, like most training boats , was used again from January to April 1940 during the preparation and implementation of the Weser Exercise Company , the occupation of Denmark and Norway used as a front boat. On July 1, 1940, it was transferred to the 24th U-Flotilla in Memel . From July 1, 1941 to March 3, 1945, U 14 was a school boat in the 22nd U-Flotilla in Gotenhafen . When the base was evacuated in front of the approaching Red Army , the boat was moved to Wilhelmshaven.
U 14 undertook six enemy voyages on which nine ships with a total tonnage of 12,344 GRT were sunk.
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First patrol
The boat was launched on August 30th, 1939 at 21:00 from Kiel to as part of the invasion of Poland to monitor the Polish coast, and ran on September 6, 1939 at 19:00 in Swinoujscie one. No ships were sunk or damaged on this ten-day trip into the Baltic Sea around the Bay of Danzig and near Bornholm . The boat was responsible for the first German attack on a warship of the Second World War when it shelled the Polish submarine Sęp on September 3, 1939 at 20:22 . However, the torpedo exploded almost 200 meters from the targeted target.
On 7./8. September 1939 relocated U 14 again from Swinoujscie to Kiel.
Second patrol
The boat left Kiel on September 13, 1939 at 9:00 a.m. and returned there on September 29, 1939 at 9:30 a.m. On this thirteen-day trip to the North Sea , U 14 visited and explored the sea areas around the Orkney Islands and, after returning, passed on valuable information to Günther Prien , who later worked with U 47 on the night of October 13-14 , 1939 Made a breakthrough to Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship Royal Oak there.
Third patrol
The boat left Kiel on January 17, 1940 at 10:45 p.m. and entered Wilhelmshaven on January 26, 1940 at 3:15 p.m. A ship was sunk on this ten-day expedition in the North Sea.
- January 25, 1940: Sinking of the Norwegian steamer Biarritz (1,752 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo . He had loaded wool and clothing and was on his way from Antwerp to Oslo . It was a total loss with 25 dead.
Fourth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on February 11, 1940 at 5:00 a.m. and returned there on February 20, 1940 at 1:15 p.m. During this ten-day and 1,081 nm over and 132 nm underwater expedition into the North Sea, four ships with a total of 5,320 GRT were sunk.
- February 15, 1940: Sinking of the Danish steamer Sleipner (1,066 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo. He was carrying coal and was on his way from Methil to Esbjerg . There were no dead.
- February 16, 1940: The Danish steamer Rhône (1,064 GRT) is sunk by a G7e torpedo. He had loaded coal and was on the way from Methil to Esbjerg. There were nine dead.
- February 16, 1940: sinking of the Swedish steamer Osmed (1,526 GRT) by a G7a torpedo . He had coal loaded and was on his way from Blyth to Halmstad . It was a total loss with 13 dead.
- February 16, 1940: sinking of the Swedish steamer Liana (1,646 GRT) by a G7a torpedo. He had coal loaded and was on his way from Blyth to Halmstad. There were ten dead.
On February 19, 1940, the British submarine HMS Sunfish shot down four torpedoes on U-14 30 nautical miles northwest of Heligoland , but all of them missed their target.
Fifth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on March 3, 1940 at 10:30 a.m. and returned there on March 11, 1940 at 3:20 p.m. During this nine-day and approx. 1,000 nm over and 119 nm long undertaking into the North Sea, four ships with a total of 5,200 GRT were sunk.
- March 7, 1940: sinking of the Dutch steamer Vecht (1,965 GRT) ( Lage ) by a G7a torpedo. He had an unknown cargo on board and was on the way from Rotterdam to Lobito . It was a total loss with 22 dead.
- March 9, 1940: Sinking of the British steamer Akeld (643 GRT) ( location ) by a G7a torpedo. He had loaded cargo and was on his way from Rotterdam to Newcastle. It was a total loss with 13 dead.
- March 9, 1940: Sinking of the British steamer Borthwick (1,097 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo. He had loaded cargo and was on his way from Antwerp to Rotterdam. There were no deaths, 21 survivors.
- March 9, 1940: Sinking of the British steamer Abbotsford (1,585 GRT) by a G7e torpedo. He had flax and steel loaded and was on his way from Ghent to Grangemouth . There were 20 dead and four survivors.
Sixth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on April 4, 1940 at 3:00 p.m. and entered Kiel on May 5, 1940 at 4:45 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 32-day venture.
Whereabouts
U 14 was decommissioned on March 3, 1945 and shortly before the end of the war on May 5, 1945 according to the rainbow command in Wilhelmshaven, which had existed for a long time, but was canceled by Grand Admiral Dönitz on the evening of May 4, 1945, by its own crew in the western chamber of the fourth entrance - the so-called Raederschleuse - sunk. After the war it was scrapped by the British.
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