SM UB-72

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History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-72
Ordered23 September 1916 [1]
Builder AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,337,000 German Papiermark
Yard number96
Launched30 July 1917 [2]
Commissioned9 September 1917 [2]
FateSunk 12 May 1918 at 50°8′N2°41′W / 50.133°N 2.683°W / 50.133; -2.683 by British submarine. [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 508  t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 639 t (629 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,420  nmi (15,590 km; 9,690 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
Part of:
  • V Flotilla
  • 28 October 1917 – 25 April 1918
  • II Flotilla
  • 25 April – 12 May 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Walter Creutzfeld [3]
  • 9 September 1917 – 1 March 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Traeger [4]
  • 2 March – 12 May 1918
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories:
  • 4 merchant ships sunk
    (7,088  GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (3,463  GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (3,358  GRT)

SM UB-72 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 9 September 1917 as SM UB-72. [Note 1]

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UB-72 was serving in the English Channel when she was sunk by a torpedo from HMS D4 at 50°8′N2°41′W / 50.133°N 2.683°W / 50.133; -2.683 on 12 May 1918. [2]

Construction

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 30 July 1917. UB-72 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-72 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-72 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,420 nautical miles (15,590 km; 9,690 mi). UB-72 had a displacement of 508  t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 639 t (629 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.


Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage [Note 2] Fate [5]
3 February 1918 Svanfos Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 896Sunk
28 March 1918 HMS Tithonus Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy 3,463Sunk
30 March 1918 Vafos Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,322Sunk
6 May 1918 Sandhurst Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3,034Sunk
8 May 1918QuitoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3,358Damaged
9 May 1918 Baron Ailsa Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,836Sunk

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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. 61.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Creutzfeld". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Friedrich Traeger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 72". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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