SM UB-112
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-112. | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | UB-112 |
Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917[2] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,714,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 318 |
Launched | 15 September 1917[1] |
Commissioned | 16 April 1918[1] |
Fate | Surrendered 24 November 1918; used for explosive trials and dumped on beach 1920; sold for scrap 1921 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[1] |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 3 patrols |
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SM UB-112 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 16 April 1918 as SM UB-112.[Note 1]
UB-112 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 24 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany; she was used for explosives trials off Falmouth on 20 November and 1 December 1920, after which the boat was dumped on Castle Beach. The wreck was sold for scrap to R. Roskelly & Rodgers on 19 April 1921 for £125, but remains survive in situ.[4]
Construction
She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 15 September 1917. UB-112 was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of Kptlt. Wilhelm Rhein. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-112 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-112 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,420 nautical miles (13,740 km; 8,540 mi). UB-112 had a displacement of 519 t (511 long tons) while surfaced and 649 t (639 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[5] |
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21 August 1918 | The Stewart’s Court | United Kingdom | 813 | Sunk |
22 August 1918 | Prunelle | United Kingdom | 579 | Sunk |
23 August 1918 | Heros | Sweden | 351 | Sunk |
30 September 1918 | Atlantico | Portugal | 319 | Sunk |
1 October 1918 | Aldebaran | Sweden | 1,683 | Sunk |
1 October 1918 | Gjertrud | Norway | 593 | Sunk |
2 October 1918 | Bamse | United Kingdom | 1,001 | Sunk |
2 October 1918 | Poljames | United Kingdom | 856 | Sunk |
3 October 1918 | Atlantis | Norway | 1,171 | Sunk |
3 October 1918 | Westwood | United Kingdom | 1,968 | Sunk |
3 October 1918 | A.E. Mc Kinstry | Canada | 1,960 | Damaged |
4 October 1918 | Nanna | Norway | 1,125 | 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
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 66.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Wilhelm Rhein (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 50–52, 99, 129. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 112". 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. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
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