SM UB-133

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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-133.
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-133
Ordered27 June 1917 [1]
Builder Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost3,485,000 German Papiermark
Yard number310
Launched27 September 1918 [2]
Completed20 April 1919 [2]
FateSurrendered, broken up in Rochester in 1922 [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type German Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 533  t (525 long tons) surfaced
  • 656 t (646 long tons) submerged
Length55.83 m (183 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 9,090  nmi (16,830 km; 10,460 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
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-133 [Note 1] was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German : Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. Completed after the end of hostilities, she was not commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to Britain in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. In 1922 she was broken up in Rochester. [2]

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Construction

She was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 27 September 1918. UB-133 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-133 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,090 nautical miles (16,830 km; 10,460 mi). UB-133 had a displacement of 533  t (525 long tons) while surfaced and 656 t (646 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 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. 28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.

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