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The two submarines of the U-1 class, U-1 and U-2, were built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Constructed according to an American design, they were launched in 1909. A diving chamber, wheels for traveling along the seabed, and other experimental features were tested extensively in sea trials. Their gasoline engines were replaced prior to World War I over safety and efficiency concerns. The boats have been described by naval historians as obsolete by the time they were commissioned in 1911. Both submarines were mobilized briefly during the Balkan Wars, and otherwise served as training boats before 1915. From 1915 to 1918 they conducted reconnaissance cruises out of Trieste and Pola, though neither sank any enemy vessels during the war. Facing defeat in October 1918, the Austro-Hungarian government transferred its navy, including these submarines, to the newly formed State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs to avoid having to hand its ships over to the Allied Powers. (Full article...)
Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 02:32, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
- See what you think. IIRC, they were designed by the American Simon Lake, which might be worked in if my changes are a little short on word count.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:58, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
- That all looks good, and the character count is 991. - Dank (push to talk) 04:11, 24 November 2019 (UTC)