SM UB-108 explained

SM UB-108 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 1 March 1918 as SM UB-108.

UB-108 was lost in July 1918 in the English Channel.

Construction

See main article: Type UB III submarine. She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 21 July 1917. UB-108 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Amberger. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-108 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.82NaN2 deck gun. UB-108 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7420nmi. UB-108 had a displacement of 519lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 649t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3kn when surfaced and when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
7 June 1918Diana United Kingdom1,119Sunk
12 June 1918Kennington United Kingdom1,536Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. Tonnages are in gross register tons
  2. ub108. UB 108. 1boat. 9 March 2015.