SM UB-129 explained

SM UB-129 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 11 June 1918 as SM UB-129.

UB-129 was lost 31 October 1918 in Fiume (45.3167°N 40°W) after the surrender of Austria-Hungary.

Construction

See main article: Type UB III submarine. She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 11 May 1918. UB-129 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Kptlt. Karl Neumann. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-129 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.52NaN2 deck gun. UB-129 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7280nmi. UB-129 had a displacement of 512lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 643t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.9kn when surfaced and when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
16 September 1918Buenaventura United States4,881Sunk
22 September 1918Erik Denmark217Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. Tonnages are in gross register tons
  2. ub129. UB 129. 1boat . 11 March 2015.