SM UB-155

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History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-155
Ordered27 June 1917 [1]
Builder AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost4,301,000 German Papiermark
Yard number120
Launched26 October 1918 [2]
Completed26 February 1919 [2]
FateSurrendered 9 March 1919, broken up [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type German Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 539  t (530 long tons) surfaced
  • 656 t (646 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 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
  • 7,120  nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 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-155 [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. She was never commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to France on 9 March 1919 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Brest in July 1921. [2]

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Construction

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 26 October 1918. UB-155 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-155 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-155 had a displacement of 539  t (530 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. 61.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.

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