Coordinates: 54°35′N 10°11′E / 54.583°N 10.183°E / 54.583; 10.183

SM UB-84

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-84.
File:UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-84
History
File:War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svgGerman Empire
NameUB-84
Ordered23 September 1916[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,341,000 German Papiermark
Yard number284
Laid down21 January 1917[2]
Launched3 October 1917[3]
Commissioned31 October 1917[3]
FateLost in collision, 7 December 1917 at Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)., raised, training boat, surrendered 26 November 1918, broken up[3]
General characteristics [3]
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 647 t (637 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
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,180 nmi (15,150 km; 9,410 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men[3]
Armament
Service record
Commanders
  • Kptlt. Max Bräutigam[4]
  • 31 October – 1 December 1917
OperationsNo patrols
VictoriesNone

SM UB-84 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 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 Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..

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.[3]

Construction

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Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 3 October 1917. UB-84 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Max Bräutigam. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-84 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-84 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,180 nautical miles (15,150 km; 9,410 mi). UB-84 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.

References

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
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  3. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Bibliography

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