SM UB-83

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-83.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-83.
History
German Empire
NameUB-83
Ordered23 September 1916[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,341,000 German Papiermark
Yard number283
Laid down15 January 1917[2]
Launched15 September 1917[3]
Commissioned15 October 1917[3]
FateSunk 10 September 1918 by British warships at 58°28′N 1°50′W / 58.467°N 1.833°W / 58.467; -1.833[3]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,180 nmi (15,150 km; 9,410 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men[3]
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • V Flotilla
  • 24 December 1917 – 10 September 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Krause[4]
  • 15 October 1917 – 9 June 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Buntebardt[5]
  • 10 June – 10 September 1918
Operations: 6 patrols
Victories:
  • 1 merchant ship sunk
    (634 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (6,970 GRT)

SM UB-83 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 October 1917 as SM UB-83.[Note 1]

UB-83 was sunk on 10 September 1918 by HMS Ophelia off Orkney at 58°28′N 1°50′W / 58.467°N 1.833°W / 58.467; -1.833 (Ophelia), all 35 of the crew members died in the event.[3]

  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 83". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Krause". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Buntebardt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.


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