SM UB-64
![]() UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-64.
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Name | UB-64 |
Ordered | 20 May 1916[2] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,279,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 89 |
Launched | 9 June 1917[1] |
Commissioned | 5 August 1917[1] |
Fate | Surrendered to the British 21 November 1918 and broken up in Fareham in 1921[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[1] |
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Operations: | 8 patrols |
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SM UB-64 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 5 August 1917 as SM UB-64.[Note 1]
UB-64 was surrendered to the British on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Fareham in 1921.[1]
Construction
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 9 June 1917. UB-64 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Otto von Schrader.
Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-64 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-64 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,420 nautical miles (15,590 km; 9,690 mi). UB-64 had a displacement of 508 t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 639 t (629 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) when surfaced and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) when submerged.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[8] |
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13 October 1917 | Newquay | ![]() |
4,191 | Damaged |
13 December 1917 | HMS Stephen Furness | ![]() |
1,712 | Sunk |
14 February 1918 | Saga | ![]() |
1,143 | Sunk |
19 February 1918 | Wilhelmina VII | ![]() |
109 | Sunk |
30 March 1918 | Salaminia | ![]() |
3,112 | Sunk |
5 April 1918 | Clam | ![]() |
3,552 | Damaged |
11 April 1918 | Lakemoor | ![]() |
2,045 | Sunk |
23 May 1918 | Innisfallen | ![]() |
1,405 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Cyprus | ![]() |
35 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Glad Tidings | ![]() |
15 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Honey Bee | ![]() |
34 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Jane Gordon | ![]() |
27 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Lloyd | ![]() |
35 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Marianne Mc Crum | ![]() |
30 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Never Can Tell | ![]() |
31 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Seabird | ![]() |
15 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Sparkling Wave | ![]() |
37 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | St. Mary | ![]() |
29 | Sunk |
8 June 1918 | Elektra | ![]() |
614 | Sunk |
9 June 1918 | Lena | ![]() |
371 | Captured as prize |
19 July 1918 | Justicia | ![]() |
32,234 | Damaged |
19 July 1918 | Ranger | ![]() |
79 | Sunk |
23 July 1918 | HMS Marmora | ![]() |
10,509 | Sunk |
24 July 1918 | Defender | ![]() |
8,520 | Damaged |
13 September 1918 | Buffalo | ![]() |
286 | Sunk |
13 September 1918 | M. J. Craig | ![]() |
691 | Sunk |
13 September 1918 | Setter | ![]() |
956 | Sunk |
14 September 1918 | Neotsfield | ![]() |
3,821 | Sunk |
15 September 1918 | Mary Fanny | ![]() |
94 | Sunk |
15 September 1918 | Energy | ![]() |
89 | Sunk |
15 September 1918 | Joseph Fisher | ![]() |
88 | Sunk |
16 September 1918 | Serula | ![]() |
1,388 | Sunk |
19 September 1918 | Barrister | ![]() |
4,952 | Sunk |
21 September 1918 | Downshire | ![]() |
368 | 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.
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 60.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto von Schrader (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Gude". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Woldemar Petri". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto von Schrader (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ernst Krieger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 64". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
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