She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 4 November 1917. UB-115 was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Reinhold Thomsen. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-115 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-115 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-115 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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For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 115 SM UB 115 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 28 May 1918 as SM UB 115 Note 1 She was the only German submarine commissioned with the number 115 UB 148 at sea a U boat similar to UB 115 HistoryGerman EmpireNameUB 115Ordered6 8 February 1917 2 BuilderBlohm amp Voss HamburgCost3 714 000 German PapiermarkYard number321Launched4 November 1917 1 Commissioned28 May 1918 1 FateSunk 29 September 1918 by British warships and aircraft at 55 13 N 1 22 W 55 217 N 1 367 W 55 217 1 367 Coordinates 55 13 N 1 22 W 55 217 N 1 367 W 55 217 1 367 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 AEG 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 10 5 cm 4 13 in deck gunService recordPart of Flandern I Flotilla 3 29 September 1918Commanders Oblt z S Reinhold Thomsen 3 28 May 29 September 1918Operations 2 patrolsVictories 1 merchant ship sunk 336 GRT UB 115 was sunk by British warships including HMS Ouse and HMS Star and the rigid airship R29 at 55 13 N 1 22 W 55 217 N 1 367 W 55 217 1 367 using depth charges and aerial bombs 1 Contents 1 Construction 2 Fate 3 Summary of raiding history 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 5 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 4 November 1917 UB 115 was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of Oblt z S Reinhold Thomsen Like all Type UB III submarines UB 115 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8 8 cm 3 46 in deck gun UB 115 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 115 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 Fate EditOn 29 September 1918 while under the command of Reinhold Thomsen UB 115 was engaged by armed trawlers amongst others Viola the airship R29 HMS Ouse and HMS Star UB 115 was depth charged until destroyed and went down at position 55 14 46 N 1 22 45 W 55 24611 N 1 37917 W 55 24611 1 37917 WGS84 about 4 5 nautical miles 8 3 km 5 2 mi northeast of Beacon Point Newton by the Sea off Northumberland All 39 men aboard the submarine died in the attack and sinking 4 5 UB 115 s wreck lies in two pieces and is covered in soft corals and an accretion formed from fly ash from a local power plant 4 Summary of raiding history EditDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 6 21 September 1918 Staithes United Kingdom 336 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 Reinhold Thomsen German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 10 March 2015 a b Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders UB 115 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 29 September 2010 MHSC Viola Dias War Distant Waters and the Hull Fishing Industry in Both World Wars PDF MHSC Maritime Historical Studies Centre University of Hull Retrieved 3 March 2009 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by UB 115 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 10 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 U Bootbau bis Ende des 1 Weltkrieges Konstruktionen fur das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 1945 Die deutschen U Boote und ihre Werften in German Vol I Munich Bernard amp Graefe ISBN 3 7637 5213 7 This article about a specific naval submarine of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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