SM U-14 (Germany) explained
SM U-14 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
Service history
U-14 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. U-14 was damaged by an air raid on the German-occupied port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, on the night of 12 February 1915.[1]
Fate
On 5 June 1915, U-14 approached the trawler Oceanic II off Peterhead, firing a couple of warning shots, but Oceanic II was armed and was acting as a decoy and returned fire, being joined by the armed trawler Hawk. U-14 was hit several times, and, unable to escape by submerging, sank, with six officers and 21 ratings being rescued, and one man, her commanding officer, being killed.[2] [3]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[4] | Fate[5] |
|---|
| 2 June 1915 | Cyrus |  Denmark | 1,669 | Sunk |
| 3 June 1915 | Lappland |  Sweden | 2,238 | Sunk | |
References
Bibliography
- Book: Corbett, Julian S.. History of the Great War: Naval Operations: Volume III. 1923. Longmans Green and Co.. London.
- Book: Grant, Robert M.. U-Boats Destroyed: The Effect of Anti-Submarine Warfare 1914–1918. 1964. Putnam. London.
- Book: Gröner. Erich. Jung. Dieter. Maass. Martin. Thomas. Keith. Magowan. Rachel. 1991. U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. 2. German Warships 1815–1945. London. Conway Maritime Press. 0-85177-593-4. CITEREFGröner1991.
- Book: Karau, Mark D.. The Naval Flank of the Western Front: The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918. 2014. Seaforth Publishing. Barnsley, UK. 978-1-84832-231-8.
Notes and References
- Karau 2014, p. 27.
- Grant 1964, pp. 24–25.
- Corbett 1923, pp. 45–46.
- Tonnages are in gross register tons
- u14. U 14. 1boat. 19 February 2014.
