SM UB-60
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-60.
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-60 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916[2] |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,279,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 85 |
| Launched | 14 April 1917[1] |
| Commissioned | 6 June 1917[1] |
| Fate | Surrendered 26 November 1918; foundered English Channel 12 July 1919 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| 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[1] |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-60 was a German
commissioned into the Training Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 6 June 1917 as SM UB-60.[nb 1]
She operated as part of the
British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £1,850, but foundered in tow en-route from Chatham to Swansea for breaking-up on 12 June 1919.[4]
Construction
She was built by
AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 14 April 1917. UB-60 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Peter Ernst Eiffe. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-60 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-60 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-60 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.
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
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 60.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Peter Ernst Eiffe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
Bibliography
- Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). 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). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.