 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-84
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-84 |
| Ordered | 23 September 1916[2] |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 3,341,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 284 |
| Laid down | 21 January 1917[3] |
| Launched | 3 October 1917[1] |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1917[1] |
| Fate | Lost in collision, 7 December 1917 at 54°35′N 10°11′E / 54.583°N 10.183°E, raised, training boat, surrendered 26 November 1918, broken up[1] |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[1] |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-84 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (‹See Tfd›German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 31 October 1917 as SM UB-84.[Note 1] UB-84 was lost in a collision on 7 December 1917 in the Baltic Sea at 54°35′N 10°11′E / 54.583°N 10.183°E.
She was later raised and used as a training boat. On 26 November 1918 she was surrendered to the French in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Brest in 1921.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 84". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Bräutigam". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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