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SM UB-39

Coordinates: 50°20′N 1°20′W / 50.333°N 1.333°W / 50.333; -1.333
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-39.
SM UB-45 a u-boat similar to UB-39
History
German Empire
NameUB-39
Ordered22 July 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Cost1,152,000 German Papiermark[2]
Yard number263[3]
Launched29 December 1915[3]
Completed28 April 1916[3]
Commissioned29 April 1916[4]
Fatesunk by mine 15 May 1917[4]
General characteristics
Class and typeGerman Type UB II submarine
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274 t (270 long tons) surfaced[2]
303 t (298 long tons) submerged[2]
Length36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)[2]
Beam437 m (1,433 ft 9 in)[2]
Draft3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)[2]
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2 × propeller shafts
2 × Körting diesel engines, 284 shp (212 kW)[2]
2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motor, 280 shp (210 kW)[2]
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9.06 knots (16.78 km/h; 10.43 mph) surfaced[2]
5.71 knots (10.57 km/h; 6.57 mph) submerged[2]
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7,030 nautical miles (13,020 km; 8,090 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced[2]
45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots submerged[2]
Test depth50 m (160 ft)[2]
Complement2 officers, 21 men[2]
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2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes[2]
4 × torpedoes (later 6)
1 × 5 cm SK L/40 gun[2]
Notes42-second diving time[2]

SM UB-38 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 29 April 1916 as SM UB-38.[Note 1]

The submarine sank 93 ships in 14 patrols. UB-38 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel on 17 May 1917.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Lang-en) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

References

  1. ^ a b Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Gröner 1985, p. 50.
  3. ^ a b c Rössler 1979, p. 65.
  4. ^ a b c Gröner 1985, p. 51.

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.
  • Rössler, Eberhard (1979). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 - 1945. Vol. I. Munich: Bernhard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)


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