She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 1 September 1917. UB-104 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Ernst Berlin. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-104 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-104 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,420 nautical miles (13,740 km; 8,540 mi). UB-104 had a displacement of 519 t (511 long tons) while surfaced and 649 t (639 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.
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Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-593-4.
Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN3-7637-5213-7.
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other, ships, with, same, name, german, submarine, german, type, submarine, boat, german, imperial, navy, german, kaiserliche, marine, during, world, commissioned, into, german, imperial, navy, march, 1918, note, boat, similar, historygerman, empirenameub, 104. For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 104 SM UB 104 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 15 March 1918 as SM UB 104 Note 1 UB 148 at sea a U boat similar to UB 104 HistoryGerman EmpireNameUB 104Ordered6 8 February 1917 2 BuilderBlohm amp Voss HamburgCost3 714 000 German PapiermarkYard number310Launched1 September 1917 1 Commissioned15 March 1918 1 FateSunk by mine on 19 September 1918 1 General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type UB III submarineDisplacement519 t 511 long tons surfaced 649 t 639 long tons submergedLength55 30 m 181 ft 5 in o a Beam5 80 m 19 ft Draught3 70 m 12 ft 2 in Propulsion2 propeller shaft 2 MAN Vulcan four stroke 6 cylinder diesel engines 1 085 bhp 809 kW 2 Siemens Schuckert electric motors 780 shp 580 kW Speed13 3 knots 24 6 km h 15 3 mph surfaced 7 5 knots 13 9 km h 8 6 mph submergedRange7 420 nmi 13 740 km 8 540 mi at 6 knots 11 km h 6 9 mph surfaced 55 nmi 102 km 63 mi at 4 knots 7 4 km h 4 6 mph submergedTest depth50 m 160 ft Complement3 officers 31 men 1 Armament5 50 cm 19 7 in torpedo tubes 4 bow 1 stern 10 torpedoes 1 8 8 cm 3 46 in deck gunService recordPart of Flandern II Flotilla 24 July 21 September 1918Commanders Oblt z S Ernst Berlin 3 15 March 26 July 1918 Oblt z S Thomas Bieber 4 27 July 21 September 1918Operations 3 patrolsVictories 11 merchant ships sunk 15 958 GRT UB 104 was sunk by mine in at the Northern Barrage on 19 September 1918 1 Contents 1 Construction 2 Summary of raiding history 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Citations 4 BibliographyConstruction editMain article German Type UB III submarine She was built by Blohm amp Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction launched at Hamburg on 1 September 1917 UB 104 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Oblt z S Ernst Berlin Like all Type UB III submarines UB 104 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8 8 cm 3 46 in deck gun UB 104 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7 420 nautical miles 13 740 km 8 540 mi UB 104 had a displacement of 519 t 511 long tons while surfaced and 649 t 639 long tons when submerged Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 3 knots 24 6 km h 15 3 mph when surfaced and 7 4 knots 13 7 km h 8 5 mph when submerged Summary of raiding history editDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 5 2 August 1918 Flevo X nbsp Netherlands 111 Sunk2 August 1918 Remke nbsp Netherlands 193 Sunk3 August 1918 Cambrai nbsp France 963 Sunk13 August 1918 Frida nbsp Denmark 395 Sunk13 August 1918 Jonkoping 1 nbsp Sweden 1 546 Sunk14 August 1918 Wallsend nbsp United Kingdom 2 697 Sunk14 September 1918 Gibel Hamam nbsp United Kingdom 647 Sunk15 September 1918 Kendal Castle nbsp United Kingdom 3 885 Sunk16 September 1918 Ethel nbsp United Kingdom 2 336 Sunk16 September 1918 Lord Stewart nbsp United Kingdom 1 445 Sunk17 September 1918 Ursa nbsp Sweden 1 740 SunkReferences editNotes edit SM stands for Seiner Majestat English His Majesty s and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty s Submarine Tonnages are in gross register tons Citations edit a b c d e f Groner 1991 pp 25 30 Rossler 1979 p 66 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Ernst Berlin German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 9 March 2015 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Thomas Bieber Royal House Order of Hohenzollern German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 9 March 2015 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by UB 104 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 9 March 2015 Bibliography editBendert Harald 2000 Die UB Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914 1918 Einsatze Erfolge Schicksal in German Hamburg Verlag E S Mittler amp Sohn GmbH ISBN 3 8132 0713 7 Groner Erich Jung Dieter Maass Martin 1991 U boats and Mine Warfare Vessels German Warships 1815 1945 Vol 2 Translated by Thomas Keith Magowan Rachel London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 593 4 Rossler Eberhard 1979 Die deutschen U Boote und ihre Werften eine Bilddokumentation uber den deutschen U Bootbau in zwei Banden in German Vol I Munich Bernard amp Graefe ISBN 3 7637 5213 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM UB 104 amp oldid 1198372870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
