SM UB-108

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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-108.
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-108
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917 [1]
Builder Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number314
Launched21 July 1917 [2]
Commissioned1 March 1918 [2]
FateLost July 1918 in the English Channel. [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 519  t (511 long tons) surfaced
  • 649 t (639 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,420  nmi (13,740 km; 8,540 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
Part of:
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Amberger [3]
  • 1 March – 2 July 1918
Operations: 3 patrols
Victories: 2 merchant ships sunk
(2,655  GRT)

SM UB-108 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 1 March 1918 as SM UB-108. [Note 1]

Contents

UB-108 was lost in July 1918 in the English Channel. [2]

Construction

She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 21 July 1917. UB-108 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Amberger. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-108 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-108 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,420 nautical miles (13,740 km; 8,540 mi). UB-108 had a displacement of 519  t (511 long tons) while surfaced and 649 t (639 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage [Note 2] Fate [4]
7 June 1918 Diana Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,119Sunk
12 June 1918 Kennington Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,536Sunk

References

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.
  2. Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

  1. Rössler 1979, p. 66.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Wilhelm Amberger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 108". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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