SM UB-83

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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-83.
History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-83
Ordered23 September 1916 [1]
Builder AG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,341,000 German Papiermark
Yard number283
Laid down15 January 1917 [2]
Launched15 September 1917 [3]
Commissioned15 October 1917 [3]
FateSunk 10 September 1918 [3]
General characteristics [3]
Class & type Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516  t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 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
  • 8,180  nmi (15,150 km; 9,410 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 [3]
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • V Flotilla
  • 24 December 1917 – 10 September 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Krause [4]
  • 15 October 1917 – 9 June 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Buntebardt [5]
  • 10 June – 10 September 1918
Operations: 6 patrols
Victories:
  • 1 merchant ship sunk
    (634  GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (6,970  GRT)

SM UB-83 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 15 October 1917 as SM UB-83. [Note 1]

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UB-83 was sunk on 10 September 1918 by HMS Ophelia off Orkney at 58°28′N1°50′W / 58.467°N 1.833°W / 58.467; -1.833 , all 35 of the crew members died in the event. [3]

Construction

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 15 September 1917. UB-83 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Günther Krause. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-83 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-83 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,180 nautical miles (15,150 km; 9,410 mi). UB-83 had a displacement of 516  t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 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.

Service history

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage [Note 2] Fate [6]
23 March 1918 Aulton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 634Sunk
23 March 1918MelineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,970Damaged

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. Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

  1. Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 83". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Krause". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Buntebardt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 83". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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