SM UB-84 explained
SM UB-84 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 31 October 1917 as SM
UB-84.
UB-84 was lost in a collision on 7 December 1917 in the Baltic Sea at
54.5833°N 21°W.
She was later raised and used as a training boat. On 26 November 1918 she was surrendered to the French in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up in Brest in 1921.
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 3 October 1917. UB-84 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Max Bräutigam. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-84 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.82NaN2 deck gun. UB-84 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8180nmi. UB-84 had a displacement of 516lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 647t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4kn when surfaced and when submerged.
References
Citations
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