SM UB-126
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-126. | |
| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name: | UB-126 |
| Ordered: | 6/8 February 1917[1] |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost: | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number: | 299 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1918[2] |
| Commissioned: | 20 April 1918[2] |
| Fate: | Surrendered 24 November 1918.[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | German Type UB III submarine |
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| Length: | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 5.80 m (19.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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| Operations: | 3 patrols |
| Victories: | 2 merchant ships sunk (3,078 GRT) |
SM UB-126 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 April 1918 as SM UB-126.[Note 1]
UB-126 was surrendered 24 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. [2]
Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 16 April 1918. UB-126 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Waldemar von Fischer. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-126 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-126 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-126 had a displacement of 512 t (504 long tons) while surfaced and 643 t (633 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.9 knots (25.7 km/h; 16.0 mph) when surfaced and 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) when submerged.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[4] |
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| 11 October 1918 | Maja |  Sweden |
1,452 | Sunk |
| 12 October 1918 | Laila |  Norway |
1,626 | Sunk |
References
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.
- ↑ Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
- ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25-30.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Waldemar von Fischer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 126". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 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.