SM UB-76
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-76. | |
| History | |
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 German Empire
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| Name: | UB-76 |
| Ordered: | 23 September 1916[1] |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Cost: | 3,338,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number: | 305 |
| Launched: | 5 May 1917[2] |
| Commissioned: | 23 September 1917[2] |
| Fate: | surrendered 12 February 1919.[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | German Type UB III submarine |
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| Length: | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 5.80 m (19.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) |
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| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-76 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 23 September 1917 as SM UB-76.[nb 1]
UB-76 was serving in the Training Flotilla. On 12 February 1919 she was surrendered in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Rochester in 1922.[2]
Construction
She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 5 May 1917. UB-76 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Erich Gerth. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-76 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-76 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,680 nautical miles (16,080 km; 9,990 mi). UB-76 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 648 t (638 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.
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
- ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 65.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25-30.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erich Gerth". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 March 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.