SM UB-101

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-101.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-101.
History
German Empire
NameUB-101
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number117
Launched27 August 1918[2]
Commissioned31 October 1918[2]
FateSurrendered 26 November 1918, broken up[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510 t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 640 t (630 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,120 nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men[2]
Armament
Service record
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Eugen von Beulwitz[3]
  • 31 October – 11 November 1918
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-101 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. She was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 31 October 1918 as SM UB-101.[Note 1]

UB-101 was surrendered on 26 November 1918 and broken up in Felixstowe in 1919/20.[2]

  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Eugen von Beulwitz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.


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