SM UB-95

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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-95.
File:UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-95.
History
File:War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svgGerman Empire
NameUB-95
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number111
Launched10 May 1918[2]
Commissioned20 June 1918[2]
FateSurrendered 21 November 1918, broken up[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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[2]
Armament
Service record
Part of
  • II Flotilla
  • 13 September – 11 November 1918
Commanders
  • Kptlt. Oscar Maaß[3]
  • 20 June – 11 November 1918
Operations1 patrol
Victories1 merchant ship sunk
(4,053 GRT)

SM UB-95 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 20 June 1918 as SM UB-95.[Note 1]

UB-95 was surrendered to Italy on 21 November 1918 and broken up in La Spezia in August 1919.[2]

Construction

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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 10 May 1918. UB-95 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-95 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-95 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-95 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.

Summary of raiding history

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Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[4]
29 September 1918 Nyanza File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,053 Sunk

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.
  2. ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

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  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
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