SM UB-155

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-155.
History
German Empire
NameUB-155
Ordered27 June 1917[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost4,301,000 German Papiermark
Yard number120
Launched26 October 1918[2]
Completed26 February 1919[2]
FateSurrendered 9 March 1919, broken up[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 539 t (530 long tons) surfaced
  • 656 t (646 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,120 nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 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[2]
Armament
Service record
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-155[Note 1] was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was never commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to France on 9 March 1919 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Brest in July 1921.[2]

  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.


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