SM UB-114

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-114.

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-114.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-114
Ordered	6 / 8 February 1917 [1]
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost	3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	320
Launched	23 September 1917 [2]
Commissioned	4 May 1918 [2]
Fate	Surrendered 21 November 1918; sunk on tow to French port off Brighton, UK. The wreck was identified in 2013 [3]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	519  t (511 long tons) surfaced 649 t (639 long tons) submerged
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	2 × propeller shaft 2 × MAN-Vulcan four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085  bhp (809 kW) 2 × Maffei electric motors, 780  shp (580 kW)
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men [2]
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 10 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun
Service record
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Ernst Berlin [4] 4 May – 11 November 1918
Operations:	No patrols
Victories:	None

SM UB-114 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 4 May 1918 as SM UB-114. ^{[Note 1]}

UB-114 was lost in trials on 13 May 1918 in Kiel harbour, resulting in seven dead and re-entered service. ^[2] She as surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany, but was lost in tow to a French port in early 1919. ^{[5] [6]} The wreck was identified by archaeologist Innes McCartney in 2013. ^[7]

Construction

Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 23 September 1917. UB-114 was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Ernst Berlin. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-114 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-114 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-114 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.

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.

References

1. Rössler 1979, p. 66.
2. Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
3. "The Identification of UB114". Facebook .
4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ernst Berlin". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
5. Gothling, Wolfgang; Lorscher, Oliver; Schnetzke, Simon (2012). AUSGELIEFERT Die deutschen B-Boote 1918-1920 und ihr Verbleib - Eine Dokumentation -. digital business and printing gmbh Berlin. p. 292. ISBN   978-3-00-037421-0.
6. Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 24, 129. ISBN   978-1-5267-4198-1.
7. "The Identification of UB114". Facebook .

Bibliography

• Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN   3-8132-0713-7.
• Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-593-4.
• Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN   3-7637-5213-7.
• Gothling, Wolfgang; Lorscher, Oliver; Schnetzke, Simon (2012). AUSGELIEFERT Die deutschen B-Boote 1918-1920 und ihr Verbleib - Eine Dokumentation -. digital business and printing gmbh Berlin. ISBN   978-3-00-037421-0.

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