help needed to identify a sub - U-5 austro hungarian

[wayne57]

I need some to indentify which sub the UB-5 resembles closer
i was told it was modeled after a holland type of submarine
the two closest matches to the UB-5 that i could find were the USS Cuttlefish and the USS Baracuda.
Could someone please help me with this.


thank you


wayne

[anonymous]

My bookshelf says yes........

"Laid down

My bookshelf says yes........

"Laid down in 1908 the first 2 submarines built for the Austrian Navy were based on EBC's Holland design. The U5 and U6 were completed the following year and carried three 17.7 inch torpdedo tubes."

From "The Devils Device" by Edwyn Gray. Page 180.

As an amusing aside her Commnander was Von Trapp of "Sound of Music" fame!