SM UB-38 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.
A Type UB II submarine, UB-38 had a displacement of 274t when at the surface and 303t while submerged. She had a total length of 36.9m (121.1feet), a beam of 4.37m (14.34feet), and a draught of 3.69m (12.11feet). The submarine was powered by two Körting six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total 284PS, two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280PS, and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UB-38 was fitted with two torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us Uk L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a 42-second dive time.
The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 1 April 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 July 1916 as SM UB-38.
The submarine sank 47 ships in 21 patrols. UB-38 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel on 8 February 1918.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
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30 September 1916 | Irma | France | 844 | Sunk | |
30 September 1916 | Pearl | United Kingdom | 144 | Sunk | |
1 October 1916 | Le Pelerin | France | 31 | Sunk | |
1 October 1916 | Cap Mazagan | France | 789 | Sunk | |
1 October 1916 | Le Blavet | France | 1,010 | Sunk | |
1 October 1916 | Mallin | Norway | 468 | Sunk | |
1 October 1916 | Musette | France | 245 | Sunk | |
3 October 1916 | La Fraternite | France | 477 | Sunk | |
4 October 1916 | Cantatrice | France | 109 | Sunk | |
5 October 1916 | Cederic | Norway | 1,129 | Sunk | |
5 October 1916 | Rosenvold | Norway | 758 | Sunk | |
13 November 1916 | Bernicia | United Kingdom | 957 | Sunk | |
13 November 1916 | Caterham | United Kingdom | 1,912 | Sunk | |
13 November 1916 | Riquette | France | 164 | Sunk | |
13 November 1916 | Saint Nicolas | France | 261 | Sunk | |
14 November 1916 | Polpedn | United Kingdom | 1,510 | Sunk | |
14 November 1916 | Professeur Jalaguier | France | 223 | Sunk | |
14 November 1916 | Ullvang | Norway | 639 | Sunk | |
12 December 1916 | Coath | United Kingdom | 975 | Sunk | |
12 December 1916 | Conrad | United Kingdom | 164 | Sunk | |
15 December 1916 | Naiad | United Kingdom | 1,907 | Sunk | |
17 December 1916 | Ason | Spain | 2,083 | Sunk | |
19 December 1916 | Ocean | France | 339 | Sunk | |
15 January 1917 | Independent | France | 153 | Sunk | |
16 January 1917 | Manuel | Spain | 2,419 | Sunk | |
18 January 1917 | Asp | Norway | 1,759 | Sunk | |
19 January 1917 | Lillian H. | United Kingdom | 467 | Sunk | |
11 February 1917 | Dalmata | Norway | 1,773 | Sunk | |
11 April 1917 | Precedent | United Kingdom | 36 | Sunk | |
12 April 1917 | Lismore | United Kingdom | 1,305 | Sunk | |
13 April 1917 | Maria | United Kingdom | 175 | Sunk | |
26 April 1917 | Kong Oscar II | Norway | 842 | Sunk | |
27 April 1917 | Jessie | United Kingdom | 108 | Sunk | |
1 May 1917 | Ladywood | United Kingdom | 2,314 | Sunk | |
4 May 1917 | Aghios Nikolaos | Greece | 2,231 | Sunk | |
4 May 1917 | Assos | Greece | 2,840 | Sunk | |
4 May 1917 | Joseph | United Kingdom | 205 | Sunk | |
24 May 1917 | Gudrun | Norway | 1,472 | Sunk | |
24 May 1917 | Thyra | Denmark | 285 | Sunk | |
20 August 1917 | Claverley | United Kingdom | 3,829 | Sunk | |
26 August 1917 | W. H. Dwyer | Canada | 1,770 | Sunk | |
15 September 1917 | Dependence | United Kingdom | 120 | Sunk | |
21 September 1917 | Aline Montreuil | France | 1,624 | Sunk | |
19 October 1917 | Teespool | United Kingdom | 4,577 | Damaged | |
20 October 1917 | Algarve | United Kingdom | 1,274 | Sunk | |
13 December 1917 | Ottokar | United Kingdom | 957 | Sunk | |
5 January 1918 | Birtley | United Kingdom | 1,438 | Sunk | |
3 February 1918 | Lofoten | United Kingdom | 942 | Sunk |