SM UB-22

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-22.
SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-22
History
German Empire
NameUB-22
Ordered30 April 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Yard number252[1]
Launched9 October 1915[1]
Completed1 March 1916[1]
Commissioned2 March 1916
FateSunk by mine 19 January 1918
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB II submarine
Displacement
  • 263 t (259 long tons) surfaced
  • 292 t (287 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.36 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 3.85 m (13 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) surfaced
  • 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph) submerged
Range
  • 6,450 nmi (11,950 km; 7,420 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement2 officers, 21 men
Armament
Notes45-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 14 April 1916 – 1 February 1917
  • II Flotilla
  • 1 February – 22 September 1917
  • V Flotilla
  • 22 September 1917 – 19 January 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Bernhard Putzier[3]
  • 2 March 1916 – 16 April 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Karl Wacker[4]
  • 17 April 1917 – 19 January 1918
Operations: 18 patrols
Victories: 27 merchant ships sunk
(16,645 GRT)

SM UB-22[Note 1] 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 30 April 1915 and launched on 9 October 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 2 March 1915 as SM UB-22. The submarine sank 27 ships in 18 patrols for a total of 16,645 gross register tons (GRT).[5] UB-22 was mined and sunk in the same incident with the torpedoboat SMS S16 in the North Sea at 54°40′N 6°32′E / 54.667°N 6.533°E / 54.667; 6.533 on 19 January 1918 in a British minefield.

  1. ^ a b c d e Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Bernhard Putzier". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Wacker". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ^ Bendert 2000, p. 195.


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