SM UB-79

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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-79.
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War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-79
Ordered23 September 1916 [1]
Builder Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,338,000 German Papiermark
Yard number308
Launched3 June 1917 [2]
Commissioned27 October 1917 [2]
FateSurrendered 26 November 1918. [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516  t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 648 t (638 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) surfaced
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,680 nmi (16,080 km; 9,990 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 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
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Woldemar Petri [3]
  • 27 October – 30 November 1917
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-79 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 27 October 1917 as SM UB-79. [Note 1]

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UB-79 was surrendered in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 26 November 1918 and broken up at Swansea in 1922. [2]

Construction

She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 3 June 1917. UB-79 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Woldemar Petri. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-79 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-79 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,680 nautical miles (16,080 km; 9,990 mi). UB-79 had a displacement of 516  t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 648 t (638 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.

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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.

Citations

  1. ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 65.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Woldemar Petri". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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