SM UB-29

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-29.

History
SM UB-45 a u-boat similar to UB-29
German Empire
Name:	UB-29
Ordered:	30 April 1915^[1]
Builder:	AG Weser, Bremen^[1]
Cost:	1,291,000 German Papiermark
Yard number:	243^[1]
Launched:	31 December 1915^[1]
Commissioned:	18 January 1916^[2]
Fate:	sunk by depth charge 13 December 1916
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type:	German Type UB II submarine
Displacement:	265 t (261 long tons) surfaced 291 t (286 long tons) submerged
Length:	36.13 m (118 ft 6 in) o/a 27.13 m (89 ft) pressure hull
Beam:	4.36 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a 3.85 m (13 ft) pressure hull
Draught:	3.66 m (12 ft)
Propulsion:	1 × propeller shaft 2 × four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engine, 284 PS (209 kW; 280 bhp) 2 × electric motor, 280 PS (210 kW; 280 shp)
Speed:	9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) surfaced 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph) submerged
Range:	6,650 nautical miles (12,320 km; 7,650 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth:	50 m (160 ft)
Complement:	2 officers, 21 men
Armament:	2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes 4 × torpedoes (later 6) 1 × 5 cm SK L/40 gun
Notes:	30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy: Training Flotilla 8 March – 13 December 1916
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Herbert Pustkuchen^[3] 18 January – 2 November 1916 Oblt.z.S. Erich Platsch^[4] 3 November – 13 December 1916
Operations:	17 patrols
Victories:	36 merchant ships sunk (47,107 GRT) 3 merchant ships damaged (3,713 GRT) 2 merchant ship captured as prizes (2,170 GRT) 1 warship damaged (3,750 tons)

SM UB-29 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 31 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 18 January 1916 as SM UB-29.^{[Note 1]}

The submarine sank 31 ships in 17 patrols for a total of 35,562 gross register tons (GRT).^[5] UB-29 was sunk by two depth charges from HMS Landrail south of Goodwin Sands at 51°9′N 1°46′E / 51.150°N 1.767°E / 51.150; 1.767Coordinates: 51°9′N 1°46′E / 51.150°N 1.767°E / 51.150; 1.767 on 13 December 1916.^[2]

Design

A German Type UB II submarine, UB-29 had a displacement of 265 tonnes (261 long tons) when at the surface and 291 tonnes (286 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 36.13 m (118 ft 6 in), a beam of 4.36 m (14 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.66 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by two Benz six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total 267 metric horsepower (263 shp; 196 kW), two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280 metric horsepower (210 kW; 280 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft).^[2]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 6,650 nautical miles (12,320 km; 7,650 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UB-29 was fitted with two 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SK L/40 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a thirty-second dive time.^[2]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[6]
19 March 1916	Nominoe	France	3,155	Sunk
20 March 1916	Langeli	Norway	1,565	Sunk
20 March 1916	Skodsborg	Denmark	1,697	Sunk
24 March 1916	Salybia	United Kingdom	3,352	Sunk
24 March 1916	Sussex	France	1,353	Damaged
6 April 1916	Vesuvio	United Kingdom	1,391	Sunk
6 April 1916	Asger Ryg	Denmark	1,134	Sunk
7 April 1916	Braunton	United Kingdom	4,575	Sunk
7 April 1916	Marguerite	France	42	Sunk
25 April 1916	Berkelstroom	Netherlands	736	Sunk
25 April 1916	HMS Penelope	Royal Navy	3,750	Damaged
17 May 1916	Boy Percy	United Kingdom	46	Sunk
17 May 1916	Boy Sam	United Kingdom	46	Sunk
17 May 1916	Wanderer	United Kingdom	47	Sunk
6 August 1916	Loch Lomond	United Kingdom	42	Sunk
3 September 1916	Gotthard	Norway	1,636	Sunk
3 September 1916	Notre Dame De Lourdes	France	161	Sunk
5 September 1916	Jeanne	Denmark	1,191	Sunk
6 September 1916	Torridge	United Kingdom	5,036	Sunk
6 September 1916	Yvonne	France	104	Sunk
7 September 1916	Alice	France	119	Sunk
9 September 1916	Consolation	United Kingdom	47	Sunk
9 September 1916	Dorado	United Kingdom	36	Sunk
9 September 1916	Favourite	United Kingdom	38	Sunk
9 September 1916	Muriel Franklin	United Kingdom	29	Sunk
21 October 1916	Fart 3	Norway	230	Sunk
21 October 1916	Grit	United Kingdom	147	Sunk
21 October 1916	Princess May	United Kingdom	104	Sunk
22 October 1916	Georges M. Embiricos	Greece	3,636	Sunk
24 October 1916	Anna Gurine	Norway	1,147	Sunk
24 October 1916	Sidmouth	United Kingdom	4,045	Sunk
28 October 1916	Saint Charles	France	521	Sunk
12 November 1916	Batavier VI	Netherlands	1,085	Captured as a prize
15 November 1916	Midsland	Netherlands	1,085	Captured as a prize
1 December 1916	Bossi	Norway	1,462	Sunk
1 December 1916	Briardene	United Kingdom	2,701	Sunk
2 December 1916	Hitterøy	Norway	1,985	Sunk
6 December 1916	Ans	Russian Empire	362	Sunk
6 December 1916	Marie	Denmark	325	Sunk
7 December 1916	Keltier	Belgium	2,360	Damaged
7 December 1916	Meteor	Norway	4,217	Sunk

Notes

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

References

1 2 3 4 Rössler 1979, p. 54.
1 2 3 4 5 Gröner 1991, pp. 23-25.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Herbert Pustkuchen (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erich Platsch". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
↑ Bendert 2000, p. 195.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 29". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

Bibliography

Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Rössler, Eberhard (1979). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 – 1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German) I (Munich: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.

German Type UB II submarines

UB-18 UB-19 UB-20 UB-21 UB-22 UB-23 UB-24 UB-25 UB-26 UB-27 UB-28 UB-29 UB-30 UB-31 UB-32 UB-33 UB-34 UB-35 UB-36 UB-37 UB-38 UB-39 UB-40 UB-41 UB-42 UB-43 UB-44 UB-45 UB-46 UB-47

Preceded by: Type UB I Followed by: Type UB III List of U-boats of Germany

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