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Jin - Class
U-101 ( SSO-1 ) - Active
U-102 ( SSO-2 ) - Sunk Sino-Chosen War
U-103 ( SSO-3 ) - Active
U-104 ( SSO-4 ) - Active


ex SAE E-Class
U-105 ( SSO-5 ) - Active
U-106 ( SSO-6 ) - Active
U-107 ( SSO-7 ) - Active
U-108 ( SSO-8 ) - Sunk Sino-Chosen War
U-109 ( SSO-9 ) - Active
U-110 ( SSO-10 ) - Active
U-111 ( SSO-11 ) - Active
U-112 ( SSO-12 ) - Active
U-113 ( SSO-13 ) - Active
U-114 ( SSO-14 ) - Active


Guìyú - Class
U-115 ( SSO-15 ) - Active
U-116 ( SSO-16 ) - Active
U-117 ( SSO-17 ) - Active
U-118 ( SSO-18 ) - on trials
U-119 ( SSO-19 ) - on trials
U-120 ( SSO-20 ) - on trials

Jin-Class
Oceangoing Submarine


Thanks to Daidalos for the drawing


Displacement:
617 t light; 632 t standard; 651 t normal; 667 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
173.88 ft / 173.88 ft x 22.97 ft x 14.27 ft (normal load)
53.00 m / 53.00 m x 7.00 m x 4.35 m

Armament:
1 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 20.79lbs / 9.43kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
1 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline amidships
Weight of broadside 21 lbs / 10 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
5 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion engines plus batteries,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 2 shafts, 731 shp / 546 Kw = 13.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 7.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 35 tons

Complement:
63 - 83

Cost:
£0.145 million / $0.581 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0.4%
Machinery: 20 tons, 3.1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 474 tons, 72.8%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 35 tons, 5.3%
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 18.4%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
482 lbs / 219 Kg = 23.2 x 3.5 " / 88 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 0 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.19 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Forecastle (20%): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Mid (50%): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 0.0%
Waterplane Area: 2,458 Square feet or 228 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 359%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 626 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 4.14
- Longitudinal: 4.16
- Overall: 4.14

Only for chinese use; not official
Diving depth: 414 feet
Emergency Depth: 621 feet
Crush Depth: 1035 feet





Ships in Class:
U-101 laid down 1937
U-102 laid down 1937
U-103 laid down 1937
U-104 laid down 1937

E-Class Submarines
Oceangoing Submarine
build 1916-17 for SAE, purchased 1938





[Technical data based on historical German WW1 sub U-66]

Length, 69.5 m x Beam, 6.3 m x Depth, 3.79 m
791 tonnes standard (933 tonnes submerged)
Diving Depth: 50 m
Main battery: 1 x 10.5-cm
5 TT (12), 50 cm
Maximum speed 16.8 knots surfaced
Maximum speed 10.3 knots submerged
Approximate cruising radius, 7370 nm / 8 knots surfaced
Approximate cruising radius, 115 nm / 5 knots submerged
Typical complement: 32-38
Oil firing
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily
8Magazines and engineering spaces are cramped, with poor watertight subdivision
Main deck guns subject to being washed down in a seaway





Ships in Class:
U-105 ex E1
U-106 ex E3
U-107 ex E5
U-108 ex E6
U-109 ex E8
U-110 ex E9
U-111 ex E11
U-112 ex E17
U-113 ex E19
U-114 ex E20

Guìyú-Class
Oceangoing Submarine





Displacement:
2,004 t light; 2,061 t standard; 2,403 t normal; 2,677 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
295.28 ft / 295.28 ft x 29.53 ft x 19.69 ft (normal load)
90.00 m / 90.00 m x 9.00 m x 6.00 m

Armament:
2 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1942 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships
2 - 1.77" / 45.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.78lbs / 1.26kg shells, 1942 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 76 lbs / 35 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
2 - 19.7" / 500 mm above water torpedoes, 8 - 19.7" / 500 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion engines plus batteries,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 2 shafts, 9,749 shp / 7,273 Kw = 21.64 kts
Range 14,000nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 616 tons

Complement:
171 - 223

Cost:
£0.724 million / $2.896 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 10 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 255 tons, 10.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,288 tons, 53.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 399 tons, 16.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 451 tons, 18.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,338 lbs / 607 Kg = 37.9 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 13.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 0 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.490
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 0.0 %
Waterplane Area: 5,757 Square feet or 535 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 232 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 145 lbs/sq ft or 708 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 3.41
- Longitudinal: 2.02
- Overall: 2.30
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability


Info:
401 tons for ballast
50 tons for torpedoes and mines


only for chinese use; not official
operational diving depth = 230 feet or 70m
emergency diving depth = 368 feet or 112m
crush depth = 575 feet or 175m





Ships in Class:
U-115 laid down 1942
U-116 laid down 1942
U-117 laid down 1942
U-118 laid down 1946
U-119 laid down 1946
U-120 laid down 1946