SM UB-155

{{Short description|German WWI submarine}}

{{Other ships|German submarine U-155}}

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|Ship image=UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg

|Ship caption=UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-155.

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{{Infobox ship career

|Ship country=German Empire

|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}

|Ship name=UB-155

|Ship ordered=27 June 1917{{sfn|Rössler|1979|p=61}}

|Ship builder=AG Vulcan, Hamburg

|Ship original cost=4,301,000 German Papiermark

|Ship yard number=120

|Ship laid down=

|Ship launched=26 October 1918{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}

|Ship completed=26 February 1919{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}

|Ship commissioned=

|Ship fate=Surrendered 9 March 1919, broken up{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}

|Ship class=Type UB III submarine

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|539|t|LT|lk=on|abbr=on}} surfaced

  • {{convert|656|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged

|Ship length= {{convert|55.52|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)

|Ship beam={{convert|5.80|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught={{convert|3.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*2 × propeller shaft

|Ship speed=*{{convert|13.5|kn|lk=in}} surfaced

  • {{convert|7.5|kn}} submerged

|Ship range=*{{convert|7,120|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|6|kn}} surfaced

  • {{convert|50|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged

|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|Ship complement=3 officers, 31 men{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}

|Ship armament=*5 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)

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|operations=No patrols

|victories=None

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SM UB-155{{#tag:ref|"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.|group=Note}} was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy ({{langx|de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during World War I. She was never commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to France on 9 March 1919 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Brest in July 1921.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}

Construction

{{Main|Type UB III submarine}}

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 26 October 1918. UB-155 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun. UB-155 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of {{convert|7,120|nmi|lk=in}}. UB-155 had a displacement of {{convert|539|t|LT|lk=in|abbr=on}} while surfaced and {{convert|656|t|LT|abbr=on}} when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at {{convert|13.5|kn|lk=in}} when surfaced and {{convert|7.5|kn}} when submerged.

References

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Bibliography

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  • {{Cite book| last = Bendert| first = Harald |title=Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal | location = Hamburg | publisher = Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH| year = 2000 | isbn = 3-8132-0713-7 | language = German}}
  • {{cite book

|last1=Gröner

|first1=Erich

|last2=Jung

|first2=Dieter

|last3=Maass

|first3=Martin

|translator-last1=Thomas

|translator-first1=Keith

|translator-last2=Magowan

|translator-first2=Rachel

|year=1991

|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels

|volume=2

|series=German Warships 1815–1945

|location=London

|publisher=Conway Maritime Press

|isbn=0-85177-593-4

|ref=CITEREFGröner1991

}}

  • {{cite book |last1=Rössler |first1=Eberhard |title=Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden |date=1979 |publisher=Bernard & Graefe |location=Munich |volume=I|isbn=3-7637-5213-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIvfAAAAMAAJ |language=de}}

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{{German Type UB III submarines}}

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Category:German Type UB III submarines

Category:World War I submarines of Germany

Category:1918 ships

Category:Ships built in Hamburg