SM UB-37

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-37.
SM UB-45 a U-boat similar to UB-37
History
German Empire
NameUB-37
Ordered22 July 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Cost1,152,000 German Papiermark[2]
Yard number261[3]
Launched28 December 1915[3]
Completed10 June 1916[3]
Commissioned17 June 1916[2]
FateSunk by British Q ship 14 January 1917[2]
General characteristics [2]
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
  • 9.06 knots (16.78 km/h; 10.43 mph) surfaced
  • 5.71 knots (10.57 km/h; 6.57 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,030 nmi (13,020 km; 8,090 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
  • 5 July 1916 – 14 January 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Valentiner[4]
  • 17 May - 6 November 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Paul Günther[5]
  • 7 November 1916 – 14 January 1917
Operations: 10 patrols
Victories:
  • 31 merchant ships sunk
    (20,504 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (431 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship damaged
    (1,191 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship taken as prize
    (400 GRT)

SM UB-37 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 June 1916 as SM UB-37.[Note 1]

The submarine sank 31 ships in ten patrols,[6] and was itself sunk by British Q ship HMS Penshurst in the English Channel on 14 January 1917.[2]

The wreck of UB-37 was identified by marine archaeologist Innes McCartney in 1999.

  1. ^ a b Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
  3. ^ a b c Rössler 1979, p. 65.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Valentiner (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Paul Günther". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ Bendert 2000, p. 196.


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