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SM U-14 5th June 1915    SM U-14 SM U-14 Type U 13 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 9) Ordered 23 Feb 1909 Launched 11 Jul 1911 Commissioned 24 Apr 1912. Commanders. 1 Aug 1914 - 15 Dec 1914 Walther Schwieger 17 Dec 1914 - 15 Apr 1915 Otto Dröscher 16 Apr 1915 - 5 Jun 1915 Oblt. Max Hammerle Career 1 patrols start date unknown - 5 Jun 1915 I Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown II Flotilla Successes 2 ships sunk with a total of 3,907 tons. 2 Jun 1915 U 14 Max Hammerle Cyrus 1,669 Danish. 3 Jun 1915 U 14 Max Hammerle Lappland 2,238 Swedish. Fate 5 Jun 1915 - Disabled by gunfire from armed trawler Oceanic II and sunk off Peterhead. 1 dead and 27 survivors. There was another U 14 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Dec 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 18 Jan 1936. 24th June 1918   SM U-141 Type U 139 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 302) Ordered 1 Aug 1916 Launched 9 Jan 1918 Commissioned 24 Jun 1918 Commanders. 24 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Constantin Kolbe Career No patrols. start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla Successes No successes. Fate 26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Upnor in 1923. There was another U 141 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Jul 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 Aug 1940. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-14? There are:2 items tagged SM U-14 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-14 during the Great War 1914-1918.