SM U-74
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-74.
SM U-74[Note 1] was a Type UE 1 submarine and one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-74 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
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German Empire | |
Name | U-74 |
Ordered | 6 January 1915 |
Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
Yard number | 30 |
Launched | 10 August 1915 |
Commissioned | 24 November 1915 |
Fate | 17 May 1916 - Sank in a mine handling accident 3.5 nmi (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) off Dunbar, Scotland. 34 dead (all hands lost).[1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | German Type UE I submarine |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2× 1.41 m (4 ft 8 in) propellers |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 28 enlisted |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 2 patrols |
Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (2,802 GRT)[1] |
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