WWI U-boat Types

Type UE 2

UE ocean minelayers class

Construction history of type UE 2

U-boats	#	Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U 117 - U 120	4	Vulcan, Hamburg	91- 94	1916 - 1918
U 122 - U 126	5	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	299- 303	1916 - 1918

The Type UE 2 boat U-123 after surrender to England and taken to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
There is a large number of local people on board.

All U-boats of type UE 2

Below are the 9 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U 117, U 118, U 119, U 120, U 122, U 123, U 124,
U 125 and U 126

Technical information for type UE 2

Displacement: (tons)	1164 (sf) 1512 (sm) 1880 (total)
Length: (m)	81,52 oa 61,20 ph
Beam: (m)	7,42 oa 4,50 ph
Draught: (draft)	4,22 m
Height:	10,16 m
Power: (hp)	2400 (sf) 1200 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	14,7 (sf) 7,0 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	13900/8 (sf) 35/4,5 (sm)
Torpedoes:	14 4/0 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	42
Deck gun:	150mm 494 rounds
Crew:	40 men
Max depth:	ca. 75 m (246 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.