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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-100.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-100.
History
German Empire
NameUB-100
Ordered27 June 1917
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number116
Launched13 August 1918
Commissioned17 September 1918
FateSurrendered 22 November 1918, broken up
General characteristics
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510 t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 640 t (630 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,120 nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 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
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Fritz Lamprecht
  • 17 September – 11 November 1918
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-100 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 German Imperial Navy on 17 September 1918 as SM UB-100.

UB-100 was surrendered on 22 November 1918 and broken up in Dortrecht in 1922.

Construction

Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 13 August 1918. UB-100 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-100 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-100 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-100 had a displacement of 510 t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 640 t (630 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.


References

Notes

  1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

Citations

  1. Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  2. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Fritz Lamprecht". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

Bibliography

Type UB III submarines

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