SM UB-111

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-111.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-111.
History
German Empire
NameUB-111
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number317
Launched1 September 1917[2]
Commissioned5 April 1918[2]
FateSurrendered 21 November 1918, broken up[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 519 t (511 long tons) surfaced
  • 649 t (639 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,420 nmi (13,740 km; 8,540 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 depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men[2]
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Egon von Werner[3]
  • 5 April – 11 November 1918
Operations: 3 patrols
Victories: 7 merchant ships sunk
(694 GRT)

SM UB-111 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 April 1918 as SM UB-111.[Note 1]

UB-111 was surrendered to Britain on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Bo'ness in 1919-20.[2]

Construction

Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 1 September 1917. UB-111 was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of Kptlt. Egon von Werner. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-111 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-111 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,420 nautical miles (13,740 km; 8,540 mi). UB-111 had a displacement of 519 t (511 long tons) while surfaced and 649 t (639 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[4]
24 August 1918 Hollandia  Netherlands 103 Sunk
24 August 1918 Majoor Thomson  Netherlands 113 Sunk
24 August 1918 Maria Johanna  Netherlands 126 Sunk
24 August 1918 Neerlandia II  Netherlands 100 Sunk
24 August 1918 Neerlandia III  Netherlands 117 Sunk
24 August 1918 Secunda  Netherlands 30 Sunk
24 August 1918 Stella  Netherlands 105 Sunk

References

Notes

  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ^ Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

  1. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 66.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Egon von Werner (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 111". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 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. Vol. 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). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.