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Name | UB-37 |
Ordered | 22 July 1915 [1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg [1] |
Cost | 1,152,000 German Papiermark [2] |
Yard number | 261 [3] |
Launched | 28 December 1915 [3] |
Completed | 10 June 1916 [3] |
Commissioned | 17 June 1916 [2] |
Fate | Sunk 14 January 1917 [2] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class & type | Type UB II submarine |
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Draught | 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 2 officers, 21 men |
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Notes | 42-second diving time |
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Operations: | 10 patrols |
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SM UB-37 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German : Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 June 1916 as SM UB-37. [Note 1]
The submarine sank 31 ships in ten patrols, [6] and was itself sunk by British Q ship HMS Penshurst in the English Channel on 14 January 1917. [2]
The wreck of UB-37 was identified by marine archaeologist Innes McCartney in 1999.
A Type UB II submarine, UB-37 had a displacement of 274 tonnes (270 long tons) when at the surface and 303 tonnes (298 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 36.90 m (121 ft 1 in), a beam of 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in). The submarine was powered by two Benz six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total 270 metric horsepower (270 shp; 200 kW), two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280 metric horsepower (210 kW; 280 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft). [2]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 9.06 knots (16.78 km/h; 10.43 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.71 knots (10.57 km/h; 6.57 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 7,030 nautical miles (13,020 km; 8,090 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UB-37 was fitted with two 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a 42-second dive time. [2]
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 2] | Fate [7] |
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21 July 1916 | Samsø | ![]() | 388 | Damaged |
22 July 1916 | Bams | ![]() | 308 | Sunk |
22 July 1916 | Ida | ![]() | 302 | Sunk |
22 July 1916 | Juno | ![]() | 355 | Sunk |
22 July 1916 | Preference | ![]() | 222 | Sunk |
22 July 1916 | Subra | ![]() | 580 | Sunk |
9 August 1916 | Danevang | ![]() | 1,247 | Sunk |
11 August 1916 | Rufus | ![]() | 202 | Sunk |
13 August 1916 | Fremad | ![]() | 104 | Sunk |
13 August 1916 | Pepita | ![]() | 261 | Sunk |
13 August 1916 | Respit | ![]() | 473 | Sunk |
10 September 1916 | Zeemeeuv | ![]() | 400 | Captured as prize |
23 September 1916 | Dresden | ![]() | 807 | Sunk |
23 September 1916 | Pearl | ![]() | 613 | Sunk |
24 September 1916 | Oceanien | ![]() | 60 | Sunk |
25 September 1916 | Afrique | ![]() | 1,743 | Sunk |
24 October 1916 | Twig | ![]() | 128 | Sunk |
13 November 1916 | Our Boys | ![]() | 63 | Sunk |
13 November 1916 | Superb | ![]() | 50 | Sunk |
28 November 1916 | Diligence | ![]() | 42 | Sunk |
28 November 1916 | Amphitrite | ![]() | 44 | Sunk |
28 November 1916 | Catena | ![]() | 36 | Sunk |
28 November 1916 | Provident | ![]() | 38 | Sunk |
28 November 1916 | Sea Lark | ![]() | 42 | Sunk |
28 November 1916 | Lynx | ![]() | 43 | Damaged |
30 November 1916 | Concord | ![]() | 51 | Sunk |
1 December 1916 | Erich Lindøe | ![]() | 1,097 | Sunk |
4 December 1916 | Fofo | ![]() | 2,615 | Sunk |
6 December 1916 | Halfdan | ![]() | 1,305 | Sunk |
7 December 1916 | Marguerite Dollfus | ![]() | 1,948 | Sunk |
5 January 1917 | Asta | ![]() | 573 | Sunk |
7 January 1917 | Hansi | ![]() | 1,142 | Sunk |
10 January 1917 | Tuborg | ![]() | 2,056 | Sunk |
14 January 1917 | Norma | ![]() | 1,997 | Sunk |
14 January 1917 | HMS Penshurst | ![]() | 1,191 | Damaged |