SM UB-99
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-99. | |
| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name: | UB-99 |
| Ordered: | 6/8 February 1917[1] |
| Builder: | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost: | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number: | 115 |
| Launched: | 29 July 1918[2] |
| Commissioned: | 4 September 1918[2] |
| Fate: | surrendered 26 November 1918, served in the French Navy until 1935, broken up[2] |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name: | Carissan |
| Commissioned: | 26 November 1918[2] |
| Decommissioned: | 24 July 1935[2] |
| Fate: | broken up[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | German Type UB III submarine |
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| Length: | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in) |
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| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-99 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 4 September 1918 as SM UB-99.[Note 1]
UB-99 was surrendered on 21 November 1918 and served in the French Navy until 1935 under the name Carissan.[2]
Construction
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 29 July 1918. UB-99 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Erich Förste. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-99 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-99 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-99 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.
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.
Citations
- ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gröner 1991, pp. 25-30.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erich Förste". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 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.