SM UB-145

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History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-145
Ordered27 June 1917 [1]
Builder AG Weser, Bremen
Cost4,301,000 German Papiermark
Yard number311
Laid down15 April 1918 [2]
LaunchedOctober 1918 [3]
Completed27 March 1919 [3]
FateSurrendered 27 March 1919; sold for scrap 22 July 1920; hulk dumped in Medway estuary 1922
General characteristics [3]
Class and type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 523  t (515 long tons) surfaced
  • 653 t (643 long tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.85 m (12 ft 8 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
  • 7,280  nmi (13,480 km; 8,380 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 [3]
Armament
Service record
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

UB-145 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German : Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. Incomplete at the end of the war, she was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 27 March 1919, and then taken to Chatham Dockyard as a potential subject for experimental work, but was never so-employed. [4] She was sold to M. Lynch & Sons on 22 July 1920 for £2,000, and towed to Rochester, Kent. After being stripped of any reusable material, the hulk was dumped in shallow water in the Medway estuary, along with those of UB-144 and UB-150 . The remains of all three - partly broken up in-situ during 1939–45, with one significantly better preserved than the other two - remain visible, but it is unclear which wreck is which. [5]

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Construction

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel in October 1918. UB-145 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-145 would have carried a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-145 had a displacement of 523  t (515 long tons) while surfaced and 653 t (643 long tons) when submerged. Her engines would have 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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References

Notes

    Citations

    1. ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 56.
    2. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 145". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
    3. 1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
    4. ↑ Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 18, 51, 130. ISBN   978-1-5267-4198-1.
    5. ↑ Dodson and Cant, pages=100–101

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