SM UB-118
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-118. | |
| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name: | UB-118 |
| Ordered: | 6/8 February 1917[1] |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost: | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number: | 291 |
| Launched: | 13 December 1917[2] |
| Commissioned: | 22 January 1918[2] |
| Fate: | Surrendered 20 November 1918, broken up in 1919/20.[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | German Type UB III submarine |
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| Length: | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 5.80 m (19.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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| Operations: | 5 patrols |
| Victories: | 4 merchant ships sunk (17,416 GRT) |
SM UB-118 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 22 January 1918 as SM UB-118.[Note 1]
UB-118 was surrendered to France on 20 November 1918 and broken up in Cherbourg.[2]
Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 13 December 1917. UB-118 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Kptlt. Hermann Arthur Krauß. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-118 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-118 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-118 had a displacement of 512 t (504 long tons) while surfaced and 643 t (633 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.9 knots (25.7 km/h; 16.0 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[4] |
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| 16 May 1918 | Yturri Bide |  Spain |
582 | Sunk |
| 27 August 1918 | Ant Cassar |  United Kingdom |
3,544 | Sunk |
| 1 September 1918 | City of Glasgow | United Kingdom |
6,457 | Sunk |
| 1 September 1918 | Mesaba | United Kingdom |
6,833 | Sunk |
References
Notes
- ↑ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ↑ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
- ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25-30.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hermann Arthur Krauß". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 118". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1979). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 – 1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German). I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.