SM UB-88

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-88.
UB-88 alongside USS Bittern at Pedro Miguel Panama Canal, August 1919
History
German Empire
NameUB-88
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[2]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number104
Laid downFebruary 1917[3]
Launched11 December 1917[1]
Commissioned26 January 1918[1]
FateSurrendered 26 November 1918, sunk as target 3 January 1921[1] at 33°35′54″N 118°14′41″W / 33.5984°N 118.2448°W / 33.5984; -118.2448
General characteristics [1]
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[1]
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern I Flotilla
  • 12 June – 4 October 1918
  • II Flotilla
  • 4 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Johannes Ries[4]
  • 26 January – 15 February 1918
  • Kptlt. Reinhard von Rabenau[5]
  • 16 February – 11 November 1918
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories:
  • 14 merchant ships sunk
    (31,076 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (10,135 GRT)

SM UB-88 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 26 January 1918 as SM UB-88.[Note 1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  2. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Delsescaux was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Johannes Ries". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Reinhard von Rabenau (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.


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