SM UB-66 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 August 1917 as SM UB-66.
UB-66 was sunk by at 38.5°N 49°W on 18 January 1918, 30 crew members died in the event.
See main article: Type UB III submarine. She was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 31 May 1917. UB-66 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Fritz Wernicke. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-66 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.82NaN2 deck gun. UB-66 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9090nmi. UB-66 had a displacement of 513lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 647t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] | |
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19 October 1917 | Martha | Denmark | 412 | Sunk | |
17 January 1918 | Windsor Hall | United Kingdom | 3,693 | Sunk |