SM UB-103
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-103.
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-103 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[1] |
| Cost | 3,714,000 German Papiermark[1] |
| Yard number | 309[1] |
| Launched | 7 July 1917[2] |
| Commissioned | 18 December 1917[2] |
| Fate | sunk 16 September 1918 at 50°52′N 1°27′E / 50.867°N 1.450°E[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
| Type | Coastal submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 510 t (502 long tons; 562 short tons) ↑ 629 t (619 long tons; 693 short tons) ↓[1] |
| Length | 55.3 m (181 ft) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 5.8 m (19 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft)[1] |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 shafts 6-cylinder MAN-Vulcan diesel engines[3], 1,100 ihp (820 kW) Siemens-Schuckert[3] electric motors, 788 ihp (588 kW)[1] |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) ↑ 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) ↓[1] |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 7,420 nmi (13,740 km; 8,540 mi) at 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) ↑ 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) ↓[1] |
| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft)[3] |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[3] |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) with 10 torpedoes • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun[3] |
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SM UB-103 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 18 December 1917 as SM UB-103.[nb 1]
UB-103 was sunk in the English Channel by British warships and SSZ 1, a SSZ class blimp.[2]
Construction
She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg[1] and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 7 July 1917. UB-103 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-103 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-103 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).[1] UB-103 had a displacement of 510 t (502 long tons; 562 short tons) while surfaced and 629 t (619 long tons; 693 short 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.[1]
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Lang-en) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- Citations
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernhard&Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal. Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.