Type Large MS submarine

Class overview
Builders	AG Weser, Bremen, Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Operators	Imperial German Navy
Preceded by	Type 93
Subclasses	U 131 group, U 135 group
Planned	8
Completed	2
Cancelled	6
Lost	1
General characteristics
Displacement	1,221 tonnes (1,202 long tons) surfaced 1,649 tonnes (1,623 long tons) submerged (U 131 group)[1] 1,175 tonnes (1,156 long tons) surfaced 1,534 tonnes (1,510 long tons) submerged (U 135 group)[2]
Length	83.5 m (273 ft 11 in) (o/a)[2] 65.57 m (215 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)[2]
Beam	7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) (o/a)[2] 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) (pressure hull)[2]
Height	9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)[2]
Draught	4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)[2]
Propulsion	3,500 hp (2,600 kW) surfaced 1,690 hp (1,260 kW) submerged[2]
Speed	17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph) surfaced, and 8.1 knots (15.0 km/h; 9.3 mph) submerged[2]
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 kn surfaced, and 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 kn submerged
Test depth	75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Complement	46 men[2]
Armament	Four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes forward and two 50 cm torpedo tubes aft with 14 torpedoes. Two 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun with 540 rounds[1]

The Type Large MS submarine was a class of submarine of the Imperial German Navy that was intended for deep sea usage and was very seaworthy, relatively comfortable and had average maneuverability.^[3]

List of Type Large MS submarines^[1]

Boat	Fate
U-135	surrendered 1918, sunk as a target off Eddystone in 1921
U-136	French war reparation, scrapped in Cherbourg 1921
U-137	unknown, probably broken up
U-138	unknown, probably broken up

References

Citations

1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Volume 2. Conway Maritime Press 1985, p 179
2. Uboat.net type Large MS
3. Erich Gröner (December 1985). German Warships, 1815-1945. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-593-7.

Bibliography

• Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

Further reading

• Rössler, Eberhard (2001). The U-boat: The evolution and technical history of German submarines. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 0-304-36120-8.