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After the war, the captain of ''U-86'' Helmut Patzig, and two of his lieutenants were arraigned for trial on war crimes, but Patzig fled to the Free City of Danzig, and his trial was stopped on 20 March 1931 by virtue of the Laws of Amnesty. Lieutenants Ludwig Dithmar and Johan Boldt were convicted and sentenced to four years in prison; they were released after four months.
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Design
German Type U 81 submarine
Type 81 was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.
Type 81 U-boats carried 12 torpedoes and had various arrangements of deck guns. U 81 to U 83 had one deck gun with 140-240 rounds. U 84 - U 86 were constructed w ...
s were preceded by the shorter Type UE I submarines. ''U-86'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull
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length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two engines for use while surfaced, and two engines for use while submerged. She had two propeller shafts. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-86'' was fitted with six torpedo tube
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s (four at the bow and two at the stern), twelve to sixteen torpedo
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es, and one SK L/45 deck gun
A deck gun is a type of naval artillery mounted on the deck of a submarine. Most submarine deck guns were open, with or without a shield; however, a few larger submarines placed these guns in a turret.
The main deck gun was a dual-purpose ...
(from 1917). She had a complement
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Complement may refer specifically to:
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* Complement (music), an interval that, when added to another, spans an octave
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of thirty-five (thirty-one crew members and four officers).
Fate
''U-86'' was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany
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. Exhibited at Bristol
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in December 1918, along with UC-92, visitors could pay to go onboard with proceeds going to charity. She was then laid up at Portsmouth until scuttled in the English Channel on 30 June 1921.
Summary of raiding history
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External links
Canadian report on loss of Llandovery Castle
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World War I submarines of Germany
German Type U 81 submarines
1916 ships
Ships built in Kiel
U-boats commissioned in 1916
Shipwrecks in the English Channel
Maritime incidents in 1921