SM UB-144

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-144.

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-144.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-144
Ordered	27 June 1917
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Cost	4,301,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	310
Launched	5 October 1918
Fate	Surrendered to Britain, broken up 1922.
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type UB III submarine
Displacement	523 t (515 long tons) surfaced 653 t (643 long tons) submerged
Length	55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × Benz four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,050 bhp (780 kW) 2 × Schiffsunion electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW)
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range	7,280 nmi (13,480 km; 8,380 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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 10 torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	German Imperial Navy

SM UB-144 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was never commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to Britain on 27 March 1919 and broken up in Rochester in 1922.

Construction

Main article: German Type UB III submarine

She was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 5 October 1918. UB-144 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-144 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-144 had a displacement of 523 t (515 long tons) while surfaced and 653 t (643 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.

Bibliography

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