SM UB-148 explained

SM UB-148 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 September 1918 as UB-148. UB-148 was surrendered to the United States in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 1 December 1918 and later sunk as target by .

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 7 August 1918. UB-148 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.52NaN2 deck gun. UB-148 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9090nmi. UB-148 had a displacement of 523lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 653t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5kn when surfaced and when submerged.

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