Submarines
Austro-Hungarian "Lake" Boats
 
Early 1904 the Austro-Hungarian naval-technical committee started to develop a submarine. To get more experience in this field they decided to buy some boats from different designers in 1905. The US shipbuilder Lake  was one of the competitors.
More details about these submarines in the article "Austro-Hungarian Submarines" by Erwin S. Sieche.  
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Drawing of  "Lake type" submarines by E. Sieche [ES]
Technical Data Explanation of data sheets
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Commissioned:
Displacement:
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Propulsion:

Max. Speed:
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Crew:		 1907-1909 at "Seearsenal Pola"
1911
225.1 / 238.9 (submerged)
30.48 × 3.62×3.85
720 HP; 2 gasoline engines (replaced with diesel engines in 1915) and
200 HP; electrical engines 2 shafts
10.3 / 6 kts (submerged)
40 m
950 nm / 6 kts ( 15 / 5 submerged)
3 + 14
Tactical Data
Main
Torpedoes:		 1×37 machine gun
3×450 (2 bow, 1 stern)
The "Lake" boats were commissioned as U 1 and U 2.
See also: "Operational history" on seperate page
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Sources: MGH, E. Sieche
Updated: 10/30/04 © hgs 09/98
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