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As a result, German U-boats operating in Mediterranean were assigned Austro-Hungarian numbers and flags. In some cases the same Austro-Hungarian numbers were assigned to different German U-boats. After 28 August 1916, when Germany and Italy were officially at war, the practice continued, primarily to avoid charges of flag misuse.
The first two boats, U-5 and U-6, were ordered by the Austro-Hungarian Navy for evaluation and were partially assembled in the United States, shipped to Fiume, and riveted together by Whitehead & Co., which, author Edwin Sieche reports, "caused a lot of trouble". [5] U-5 was launched in February 1909 and was followed in June by the launch of U ...
The Austro-Hungarian U-boat fleet was created in the decade prior to the First World War.They were built to a variety of designs, many under licence from Germany. They served throughout the war against Italian, French and British shipping in the Mediterranean Sea with some success, losing eight of the twenty eight boats in service in return.
Austria-Hungary's U-boat fleet was largely obsolete at the outbreak of World War I. [6] The Austro-Hungarian Navy satisfied its most urgent needs by purchasing five Type UB I submarines that comprised the U-10 class from Germany, [7] by raising and recommissioning the sunken French submarine Curie as U-14, [6] [Note 1] and by building four submarines of the U-20 class that were based on the ...
SM U-15 or U-XV was a U-10-class submarine or U-boat of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (German: Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine or K.u.K. Kriegsmarine) during World War I. U-15 was constructed in Germany and shipped by rail to Pola where she was assembled and launched in April 1915.
SM U-41 or U-XLI was a U-27 class U-boat or submarine for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. U-41, built by the Austrian firm of Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT) at the Pola Navy Yard, was launched in November 1917. When she was commissioned in February 1918, she became the last boat of her class to enter service. She was also the last domestically ...
SM U-8 (Austria-Hungary) may refer to one of the following World War I German U-boats: . SM U-67, ordered as U-8, part of the Austro-Hungarian Navy U-7 class; sold to Germany before 1915 launch and became one of the German Type U 66 submarines; surrendered to the British and broken up in 1921
Austria-Hungary's U-boat fleet was largely obsolete at the outbreak of World War I. [5] The Austro-Hungarian Navy satisfied its most urgent needs by purchasing five Type UB I submarines that comprised the U-10 class from Germany, [6] by raising and recommissioning the sunken French submarine Curie as U-14, [5] [Note 1] and by building four submarines of the U-20 class that were based on the ...