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History
German Empire
NameUA
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Cost1,729,000 Goldmark
Yard number202
Laid downOctober 1912
Launched9 May 1914
Commissioned14 August 1914
General characteristics
TypeNorwegian A class submarine
Displacement
  • 270 t (270 long tons) surfaced
  • 342 t (337 long tons) submerged
Length46.70 m (153 ft 3 in) (OA)
Beam4.78 m (15 ft 8 in)
Draught2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • Germania 6-cylinder four stroke Diesel engine with 700 ihp (520 kW)
  • 2 × SSW modyn by with 380 ihp (280 kW)
  • 450 rpm surfaced
  • 350 rpm submerged
Speed
  • 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h) surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged
Range900 nautical miles (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 10 kn
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 18 men
Sensors and
processing systems
2 × periscopes
Armament
  • 3 × 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tube with 5 torpedoes
  • 1 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun
  • 1 machine gun
Service record
Part of: Imperial German Navy

SM UA was a U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Built as the fifth submarine of the Norwegian A class the boat was launched 9 May 1914 and confiscated by the German government after the outbreak of World War I on 5 August 1914. Commissioned as SM U 0 on 14 August 1914 the boat was renamed UA two weeks later and assigned to coastal protection. In 1916 UA was transferred to the Uschule (Submarine School). After the Armistice with Germany in November 1918 UA was surrendered to France and ultimately broken up at Toulon in 1920-21.

References

  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-85177-593-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)