SM UB-39

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[2]
FateSunk by mine 15 May 1917[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeType UB II submarine
Displacement
  • 274 t (270 long tons) surfaced
  • 303 t (298 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Draught3.69 m (12 ft 1 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
Notes42-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 21 June 1916 – 7 May 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Werner Fürbringer[4]
  • 29 April – 7 November 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Küstner[5]
  • 8 November 1916 – 7 May 1917
Operations: 14 patrols
Victories:
  • 93 merchant ships sunk
    (89,998 GRT)
  • 4 merchant ships damaged
    (7,215 GRT)

SM UB-39[Note 1] was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.

  1. ^ a b Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
  3. ^ a b c Rössler 1979, p. 65.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Fürbringer (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich Küstner". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.


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