SM UB-95

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History
War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg German Empire
NameUB-95
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917 [1]
Builder AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number111
Launched10 May 1918 [2]
Commissioned20 June 1918 [2]
FateSurrendered 21 November 1918, broken up [2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type German Type UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510  t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 640 t (630 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,120  nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 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:
  • II Flotilla
  • 13 September – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Oscar Maaß [3]
  • 20 June – 11 November 1918
Operations: 1 patrol
Victories: 1 merchant ship sunk
(4,053  GRT)

SM UB-95 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 20 June 1918 as SM UB-95. [Note 1]

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UB-95 was surrendered to Italy on 21 November 1918 and broken up in La Spezia in August 1919. [2]

Construction

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 10 May 1918. UB-95 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-95 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-95 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-95 had a displacement of 510  t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 640 t (630 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage [Note 2] Fate [4]
29 September 1918 Nyanza Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,053Sunk

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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. ↑ Tonnages are in gross register tons

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: Oscar Maaß". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 95". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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