SM UB-26
{{other ships|German submarine U-26|French ship Roland Morillot}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=SM UB 45.jpg |Ship caption=SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-26 }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country=German Empire |Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}} |Ship name=UB-26 |Ship ordered=30 April 1915{{sfn|Rössler|1979|p=54}} |Ship builder=AG Weser, Bremen{{sfn|Rössler|1979|p=54}} |Ship original cost=1,291,000 German Papiermark |Ship yard number=240{{sfn|Rössler|1979|p=54}} |Ship laid down=30 June 1915 |Ship launched=14 December 1915{{sfn|Rössler|1979|p=54}} |Ship completed= |Ship commissioned=27 December 1915 |Ship fate=Sunk in Le Havre harbour 5 April 1916 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=title |Ship country=France |Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|France|naval}} |Ship name=Roland Morillot |Ship namesake=Roland Morillot |Ship acquired=30 August 1917 |Ship decommissioned=21 January 1925 |Ship fate=Broken up after testing in 1931 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=23-25}} |Ship class=Type UB II submarine |Ship displacement=
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|Ship draught={{convert|3.66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=
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|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship complement=2 officers, 21 men |Ship armament=
|Ship notes=30-second diving time }} {{infobox service record |is_ship=yes |is_multi=yes |partof=
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|id=330 |name=Wilhelm Smiths |type=1comm |accessdate=8 March 2015 }}
|operations=2 patrols |victories=None }} |
SM UB-26 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ({{langx|de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 14 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 27 December 1915 as SM UB-26."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. UB-26 was trapped in anti-submarine nets trailed by the {{ship|French destroyer|Trombe||2|up=y}} and was scuttled in Le Havre harbour on 5 April 1916. She was raised by the French on 30 August 1917 and served as Roland Morillot.
On 23 October 1922, Roland Morillot sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the French ship Daphne. Roland Morillot was subsequently towed into Cherbourg, France by the French tug {{ship|ST|Centaure||2}}.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Missing submarine found |date=25 October 1922 |page=11 |issue=43171 |column=B }}
Roland Morillot was repaired and remained in service until 21 January 1925. She then was used in tests before finally being broken up in Cherbourg in 1935.
Design
A Type UB II submarine, UB-26 had a displacement of {{convert|265|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|291|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a total length of {{convert|36.13|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|4.36|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|3.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two Daimler six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total {{convert|270|PS|shp kW}}, two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing {{convert|280|PS|kW shp}}, and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=23-25}}
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|8.9|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|5.72|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|45|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|7200|nmi}} at {{convert|5|kn}}. UB-26 was fitted with two {{convert|50|cm}} torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one 5 cm SK L/40 gun deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a thirty-second dive time.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=23-25}}
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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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Category:Ships built in Bremen (state)
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Category:World War I submarines of France