SM UB-90 explained

SM UB-90 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 21 March 1918 as SM UB-90.

On 16 October 1918, UB-90 was hit by a torpedo from at 57.9167°N 37°W and sunk. All 38 crew members died in the event.

Construction

See main article: Type UB III submarine. She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 12 February 1918. UB-90 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Gottfried von Mayer. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-90 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.52NaN2 deck gun. UB-90 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7120nmi. UB-90 had a displacement of 510lk=inNaNlk=in while surfaced and 640t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13kn when surfaced and when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1] Fate[2]
29 July 1918Douro Denmark850Captured as prize
3 October 1918Eupion United Kingdom3,575Sunk

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Notes and References

  1. Tonnages are in gross register tons
  2. ub90. UB 90. 1boat. 8 February 2015.