UZ1 ASW boats (1917

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UZ2

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
UZ1 - UZ8 UZ9, 1939- H108 UZ10 UZ11 UZ12, 8.1940- HS01 UZ13, 4.1940- H105, later DWo61, later Vs51 UZ14, 1940- DWo41, later Vs141, later Vs103 UZ15 - UZ19 UZ20, 1939- H1 UZ21, 1940- DWo..., later Vs1014 UZ22, 5.1940- H302, 11.1943- JK21	Lürssen, Aumund-Vegesack: UZ1 - 4 H. Heidtmann, Hamburg: UZ5 - 8 Max Oertz, Hamburg: UZ9, 10 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder: UZ11 - 13 Naglo-Werft, Zeuthen: UZ14 - 17 Roland-Werft Vertens, Hemelingen: UZ18 - 20 Waap, Kiel-Heikendorf: UZ21, 22	1917: UZ1 - 22 1939: H108 (ex-UZ9) (2nd time), H1 (ex-UZ20) (2nd time) 4-8/1940: HS01 (ex-UZ12) (2nd time), H105 (ex-UZ13) (2nd time), DWo41 (ex-UZ14) (2nd time), DWo... (ex-UZ21) (2nd time), H302 (ex-UZ22) (2nd time)	Vs1014 (18.3.1945)	none	1920: UZ1 - 14, 16 - 20, 22 1921: UZ15 1922: UZ21 surrendered 5.1945: H108? (2nd time), HS01? (2nd time), Vs51 (2nd time), Vs103 (2nd time), H1 (2nd time), JK21 (2nd time)

Names

Builders

Commissioned

Losses

Transfers

Discarding

UZ1 - UZ8

UZ9, 1939- H108

UZ10

UZ11

UZ12, 8.1940- HS01

UZ13, 4.1940- H105, later DWo61, later Vs51

UZ14, 1940- DWo41, later Vs141, later Vs103

UZ15 - UZ19

UZ20, 1939- H1

UZ21, 1940- DWo..., later Vs1014

UZ22, 5.1940- H302, 11.1943- JK21

Lürssen, Aumund-Vegesack: UZ1 - 4

H. Heidtmann, Hamburg: UZ5 - 8

Max Oertz, Hamburg: UZ9, 10

Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder: UZ11 - 13

Naglo-Werft, Zeuthen: UZ14 - 17

Roland-Werft Vertens, Hemelingen: UZ18 - 20

Waap, Kiel-Heikendorf: UZ21, 22

1917: UZ1 - 22

1939: H108 (ex-UZ9) (2nd time), H1 (ex-UZ20) (2nd time)

4-8/1940: HS01 (ex-UZ12) (2nd time), H105 (ex-UZ13) (2nd time), DWo41 (ex-UZ14) (2nd time), DWo... (ex-UZ21) (2nd time), H302 (ex-UZ22) (2nd time)

Vs1014 (18.3.1945)

none

1920: UZ1 - 14, 16 - 20, 22

1921: UZ15

1922: UZ21

surrendered 5.1945: H108? (2nd time), HS01? (2nd time), Vs51 (2nd time), Vs103 (2nd time), H1 (2nd time), JK21 (2nd time)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	40 - 44
Displacement full, t	48 - 53
Length, m	UZ1 - 10, 12, 13: 26.0 UZ11: 27.2 UZ14 - 17: 27.5 UZ18 - 22: 27.0
Breadth, m	UZ1 - 4, 12, 13, 18 - 20: 4.00 UZ5 - 8: 4.05 UZ9, 10: 4.18 UZ11: 3.90 UZ14 - 17: 4.10 UZ21, 22: 4.30
Draught, m	1.00 - 1.47
No of shafts	UZ1 - 10, 12, 20 - 22: 2 UZ11, 13 - 19: 3
Machinery	UZ1 - 10, 12, 20 - 22: 2 Benz petrol engines UZ11, 13 - 19: 3 Deutz or Daimler petrol engines
Power, h. p.	UZ1 - 10, 21, 22: 500 UZ11, 14 - 20: 420 UZ12, 13: 640
Max speed, kts	UZ1 - 8, 12 - 22: 14.7 - 15 UZ9, 10: 16.4 UZ11: 14
Fuel, t	petrol 8.6
Endurance, nm(kts)	1100(14)
Armament	UZ1 - 11, 14, 15, 18 - 20, 22: 1 x 1 - 52/51 SK L/55, DC, mechanical minesweeping gear UZZ12, 13, 16, 17: 1 x 1 - 52/51 SK L/55, mechanical minesweeping gear UZ21: 1 x 1 - 52/51
Complement	13 - 14

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UZ2

Project history

Submarine chasers. Many boats could be used as minesweepers. Wooden round-bilge hulls.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Many boats were repurchased by navy in WWII. They were used as patrol boats in coast guard flotillas.