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KAISERLICHE MARINE (GERMANY)

SUBMARINES

UB II type coastal submarines (1915-1916)

UB30 1917

Project history: UB II type coastal submarines of single hull construction with saddle tanks. They had a diving time which varied from 45 seconds in the Blohm & Voss boats to 30 seconds in the UB24-UB29 group.

Modernizations: 1916, all survived: carried 6 torpedoes.

1916, UB21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 41: + 2 - 500 TT (stern, 2), bow TTs were converted for minelaying (14 P mines).

1916-1917, UB18, 21-25, 27: - 1 x 1 - 50/37; + 1 x 1 - 88/27 TK L/30 C/08

1917, UB24: - 1 x 1 - 88/27; + 1 x 1 - 50/37 SK L/40 C/92

Naval service: UB43 and UB41, sold to Austria-Hungary in 1917, were commissioned as the Austrian U43 and U47, ceded to Italy after the war and scrapped. Of those lost in action UB26 (5.4.1916 she wrecked on harbour obstructions at Le Havre) was raised, became the French Roland Morillot, and was scrapped in 1931. UB23 was interned 29.7.1917 at La Coruña in Spain after she was damaged by depth charges from British patrol boat P60, but also became a French reparation and was scrapped. UB24, UB25, UB28 and UB42 became British war reparations and were scrapped. UB40 was scuttled 5.10.1918 at Ostend during the German retreat from Flanders. UB18 was rammed by British trawler Ben Lawers 9.12.1917 in the English Channel. UB19 was sunk by British decoy vessel Penshurst 30.11.1916 in the English Channel. UB20 was mined 29.7.1917 off Flanders coast. UB22 was mined 19.1.1918 in the North Sea. UB25 sank 19.3.1917 at Kiel after collision with destroyer V26 but salvaged 22.3.1917 and later recommissioned. UB27 was sunk by ramming and depth charges of British sloop Halcyon 29.7.1917 in the North Sea. UB29 was sunk 13.12.1916 in the English Channel by drifting mines and British destroyer Landrail. UB30 wrecked 23.2.1917 at Walcheren Island, salvaged by Dutch, interned but returned to Germany 8.8.1917; finally she was sunk 13.8.1918 in the North Sea by British trawler John Gillman. UB31 was sunk 2.5.1918 in the English Channel by British trawlers Lord Leitrim, Loyal Friend and Ocean Roamer. UB32 was bombed by British aircraft 22.9.1917 in the English Channel. UB33 was mined 11.4.1918 in the English Channel. UB35 was sunk by British destroyer Leven and patrol boats 26.1.1918 in the English Channel. UB36 was rammed by French s/s Molière 21.5.1917 in the English Channel. UB37 was sunk by British decoy vessel Penshurst 14.1.1917 in the English Channel. UB38 was mined 8.2.1918 in the English Channel. UB39 was mined 15.5.1917 in the English Channel. UB41 was stricken by German mine 5.10.1917 in the North Sea. UB44 was sunk by British patrol vessels Quarrie, Knowe and Garrigill 4.8.1916 in the Ionic Sea. UB45 was mined 6.11.1916 in the Black Sea. UB46 was mined 7.12.1916 in the Black Sea.

UB40 1916

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