SM UB-38

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-38.
SM UB-45 a U-boat similar to UB-38
History
German Empire
NameUB-38
Ordered22 July 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[1]
Cost1,152,000 German Papiermark[2]
Yard number262[3]
Launched1 April 1916[3]
Completed18 July 1916[3]
Commissioned19 July 1916[2]
FateSunk by mine 8 February 1918[2]
General characteristics
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
  • 9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) surfaced
  • 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph) submerged
Range
  • 6,450 nmi (11,950 km; 7,420 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
  • 11 September 1916 – 8 February 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Erwin Waßner[4]
  • 10 September – 18 November 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Amberger[5]
  • 19 November 1916 – 5 December 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Waldemar von Fischer[6]
  • 6 – 24 December 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Bachmann[7]
  • 25 December 1917 – 8 February 1918
Operations: 21 patrols
Victories:
  • 47 merchant ships sunk
    (47,476 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (4,577 GRT)

SM UB-38[Note 1] was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.

  1. ^ a b Rössler 1979, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b c Gröner 1991, pp. 23–25.
  3. ^ a b c Rössler 1979, p. 65.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erwin Waßner (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Wilhelm Amberger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Waldemar von Fischer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Günther Bachmann". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.


Cite error: There are <ref group=Note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=Note}} template (see the help page).