Name U-14 Cost 2,101,000 Goldmark Commissioned 24 April 1912 Length 58 m | Ordered 23 February 1909 Yard number 10 Launched 11 July 1911 Draft 3.44 m | |
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Fate 5 June 1915 - Disabled by gunfire from armed trawler Oceanic II and sunk off Peterhead at position . 1 dead and 27 survivors. |
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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.
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. She was sunk by gunfire on 5 June 1915 .
References
SM U-14 (Germany) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA