SM UB-100

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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-100.
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-100
Ordered27 June 1917 [1]
Builder AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number116
Launched13 August 1918 [2]
Commissioned17 September 1918 [2]
FateSurrendered 22 November 1918, broken up [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510  t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 640 t (630 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,120  nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men [2]
Armament
Service record
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Fritz Lamprecht [3]
  • 17 September – 11 November 1918
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-100 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German : Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 September 1918 as SM UB-100. [Note 1]

Contents

UB-100 was surrendered on 22 November 1918 and broken up in Dortrecht in 1922. [2]

Construction

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 13 August 1918. UB-100 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-100 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-100 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-100 had a displacement of 510  t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 640 t (630 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.


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Notes

  1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

Citations

  1. Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Fritz Lamprecht". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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