14 km? No, and I'd never even try it.
The longest shots I've tried and succeeded with have been around 5-6 km (measuring distance at these ranges without map contacts is difficult at best). They were night surface attacks against ships in a convoy (the juicy targets were right in the middle of the convoy), from a perfect 90 degree position with a very accurate convoy speed and course solution, so inaccurate range wouldn't matter.
With a bit of luck I might hit from further away, but 5 km is already pretty uncomfortable. I'd much rather keep the range below 3 km. But sometimes a longer range surface shot is more viable than the shorter range submerged attack (in shallow waters, for example).
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