SM UB-54

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-54.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-54.
History
German Empire
NameUB-54
Ordered20 May 1916[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,276,000 German Papiermark
Yard number266
Laid down5 September 1916[2]
Launched18 April 1917[3]
Commissioned12 June 1917[3]
FateSunk 11 March 1918 at 53°15′N 0°45′E / 53.250°N 0.750°E / 53.250; 0.750 by British destroyers, 36 dead[3]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UB III submarine
TypeCoastal submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 646 t (636 long tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range
  • 9,020 nmi (16,710 km; 10,380 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
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 8 August 1917 - 31 March 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Egon von Werner
  • 12 June 1917 – 7 February 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Erich Hecht
  • 8 February – 31 March 1918
Operations: 6 patrols
Victories:
  • 13 merchant ships sunk
    (6,184 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (1,016 GRT)

SM UB-54 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 Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 12 June 1917 as SM UB-54.[nb 1]

The submarine conducted 6 patrols and sank 14 ships during the war for a total loss of 7,200 gross register tons (GRT).

She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-54 was apparently sunk on 11 March 1918 at 53°15′N 0°45′E / 53.250°N 0.750°E / 53.250; 0.750 by British destroyers HMS Sturgeon, Thruster, and Retriever using depth charges, all hands were lost.[3]

  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 54". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.


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