SM UB-64
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-64.
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-64 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916[1] |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,279,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 89 |
| Launched | 9 June 1917[2] |
| Commissioned | 5 August 1917[2] |
| Fate | surrendered to the British 21 November 1918 and broken up in Fareham in 1921[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
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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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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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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.[nb 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.[2]
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 (GRT) |
Fate[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 1917 | Newquay |  United Kingdom
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4,191 | Damaged |
| 13 December 1917 | Stephen Furness | United Kingdom
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1,712 | Sunk |
| 14 February 1918 | Saga | United Kingdom
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1,143 | Sunk |
| 19 February 1918 | Wilhelmina VII |  Netherlands
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109 | Sunk |
| 30 March 1918 | Salaminia |  Greece
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3,112 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1918 | Clam | United Kingdom
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3,552 | Damaged |
| 11 April 1918 | Lakemoor |  United States
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2,045 | Sunk |
| 23 May 1918 | Innisfallen | United Kingdom
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1,405 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Cyprus | United Kingdom
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35 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Glad Tidings | United Kingdom
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15 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Honey Bee | United Kingdom
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34 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Jane Gordon | United Kingdom
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27 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Lloyd | United Kingdom
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35 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Marianne Mc Crum | United Kingdom
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30 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Never Can Tell | United Kingdom
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31 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Seabird | United Kingdom
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15 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | Sparkling Wave | United Kingdom
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37 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1918 | St. Mary | United Kingdom
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29 | Sunk |
| 8 June 1918 | Elektra |  Norway
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614 | Sunk |
| 9 June 1918 | Lena |  Sweden
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371 | Captured as a prize |
| 19 July 1918 | Justicia | United Kingdom
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32,234 | Damaged |
| 19 July 1918 | Ranger | United Kingdom
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79 | Sunk |
| 23 July 1918 | HMS Marmora |  Royal Navy
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10,509 | Sunk |
| 24 July 1918 | Defender | United Kingdom
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8,520 | Damaged |
| 13 September 1918 | Buffalo | United Kingdom
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286 | Sunk |
| 13 September 1918 | M. J. Craig | United Kingdom
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691 | Sunk |
| 13 September 1918 | Setter | United Kingdom
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956 | Sunk |
| 14 September 1918 | Neotsfield | United Kingdom
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3,821 | Sunk |
| 15 September 1918 | Mary Fanny | United Kingdom
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94 | Sunk |
| 15 September 1918 | Energy | United Kingdom
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89 | Sunk |
| 15 September 1918 | Joseph Fisher | United Kingdom
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79 | Sunk |
| 16 September 1918 | Serula | United Kingdom
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1,388 | Sunk |
| 19 September 1918 | Barrister | United Kingdom
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4,952 | Sunk |
| 21 September 1918 | Downshire | United Kingdom
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368 | 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
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 60.
- ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|last-author-amp=(help) - Rössler, Eberhard (1979). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 – 1945 (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
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