 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-106. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-106 |
| Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917 [1] |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,714,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 312 |
| Launched | 21 July 1917 [2] |
| Commissioned | 7 February 1918 [2] |
| Fate | Sunk 15 March 1918, later raised; surrendered 26 November 1918; used for explosive trials and dumped on beach 1921; sold for scrap 1921 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men [2] |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-106 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 7 February 1918 as SM UB-104. [Note 1]
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UB-106 was lost in an accident on 15 March 1918, but was later raised and recommissioned. [2] She was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 26 November 1918. After passing into British hands, UB-97 was towed to Falmouth along with five other U-boats [Note 2] for use in a series of explosive test trials by the Royal Navy in Falmouth Bay, in order to find weaknesses in their design. Following her use during 13/17 January 1921, UB-106 was dumped on Castle Beach and sold to R. Roskelly & Rodgers on 19 April 1921 for scrap (for £125), and partially salvaged over the following decades, although parts remain in situ. [5]
