SM UB-67

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-67.

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-67.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-67
Ordered	20 May 1916 [1]
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	3,276,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	285
Launched	16 June 1917 [2]
Commissioned	23 August 1917 [2]
Fate	Surrendered 24 November 1918, broken up at Swansea in 1922 [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	513  t (505 long tons) surfaced 647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length	55.83 m (183 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.67 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × MAN four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085  bhp (809 kW) 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780  shp (580 kW)
Speed	13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 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 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
Part of:	V Flotilla 24 October 1917 – 1 April 1918 Training Flotilla 1 April – 21 October 1918 I Flotilla 21 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz 23 August 1917 – 30 November 1917 Kptlt. Gerhard Schulz 1 December 1917 – 20 October 1918 Oblt.z.S. Hellmuth von Doemming 21 October – 11 November 1918
Operations:	3 patrols
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (13,936  GRT) 1 warship sunk (810 tons)

SM UB-67 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 23 August 1917 as SM UB-67. ^{[Note 1]}

UB-67 was serving in the Mediterranean as a training boat before being surrendered to the British on 24 November 1918 and broken up at Swansea in 1922. ^[2]

Construction

Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 16 June 1917. UB-67 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-67 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-67 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-67 had a displacement of 513  t (505 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) when surfaced and 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage [Note 2]	Fate [3]
4 February 1918	Aurania	United Kingdom	13,936	Sunk
10 November 1918	HMS Ascot	Royal Navy	810	Sunk

References

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.
2. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations

1. Rössler 1979, p. 27.
2. Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 67". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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.