SM UB-105

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-105.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-105.
History
German Empire
NameUB-105
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number311
Launched7 July 1917[2]
Commissioned14 January 1918[2]
FateSurrendered 16 January 1919, broken up in Felixtowe in 1922.[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510 t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 629 t (619 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,420 nmi (13,740 km; 8,540 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
Part of:
  • Mittelmeer I Flotilla
  • 8 May – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Wilhelm Marschall[3]
  • 14 January – 9 September 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Petersen[4]
  • 10 September – 30 November 1918
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories:
  • 24 merchant ships sunk
    (63,396 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,290 tons)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (1,368 GRT)

SM UB-105 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 14 January 1918 as SM UB-105.[Note 1]

UB-105 was surrendered to Britain on 16 January 1919 and broken up in Felixstowe in 1922.[2]

  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 66.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Wilhelm Marschall (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Rudolf Petersen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.


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