SM UB-150
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-150.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-150 |
| Ordered | 27 June 1917[1] |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 4,301,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 316 |
| Laid down | 20 November 1917[2] |
| Launched | 19 October 1918[3] |
| Completed | 27 March 1919[3] |
| Fate | Surrendered 27 March 1919; sold for scrap 22 July 1920; hulk dumped in Medway estuary 1922 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[3] |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-150 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during World War I. Incomplete at the end of the war, she was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 27 March 1919, and then taken to Chatham Dockyard as a potential subject for experimental work, but was never so-employed.[4] She was sold to M. Lynch & Sons on 22 July 1920 for £2,000, and towed to Rochester, Kent. After being stripped of any reusable material, the hulk was dumped in shallow water in the Medway estuary, along with those of UB-144 and UB-145. The remains of all three - partly broken up in-situ during 1939–45, with one significantly better preserved than the other two - remain visible, but it is unclear which wreck is which.[5]
Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 19 October 1918. UB-150 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-150 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-150 had a displacement of 523 t (515 long tons) while surfaced and 653 t (643 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 56.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 150". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 18, 51, 130. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
- ^ Dodson and Cant, pages=100–101
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). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.