She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 13 December 1917. UB-119 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Walter Kolbe. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-119 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-119 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-119 had a displacement of 512 t (504 long tons) while surfaced and 643 t (633 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.9 knots (25.7 km/h; 16.0 mph) when surfaced and 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) when submerged.
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^"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 119". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Kolbe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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, february, 1918, note, boat, similar, historygerman, empirenameub, . For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 119 SM UB 119 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 9 February 1918 as SM UB 119 Note 1 UB 148 at sea a U boat similar to UB 119 HistoryGerman EmpireNameUB 119Ordered6 8 February 1917 2 BuilderAG Weser BremenCost3 654 000 German PapiermarkYard number292Laid down10 April 1917 3 Launched13 December 1917 1 Commissioned9 February 1918 1 FateSunk 5 May 1918General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type UB III submarineDisplacement512 t 504 long tons surfaced 643 t 633 long tons submergedLength55 85 m 183 ft 3 in o a Beam5 80 m 19 ft Draught3 72 m 12 ft 2 in Propulsion2 propeller shaft 2 Daimler four stroke 6 cylinder diesel engines 1 050 bhp 780 kW 2 Siemens Schuckert electric motors 780 shp 580 kW Speed13 9 knots 25 7 km h 16 0 mph surfaced 7 6 knots 14 1 km h 8 7 mph submergedRange7 280 nmi 13 480 km 8 380 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 III Flotilla 20 April 5 May 1918Commanders Oblt z S Walter Kolbe 4 9 February 5 May 1918Operations 1 patrolVictories NoneUB 119 was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Rathlin Island County Donegal Ireland United Kingdom at 55 16 N 6 24 W 55 267 N 6 400 W 55 267 6 400 by the steamer Green Island with the loss of all 34 members of her crew 1 5 Contents 1 Construction 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Citations 3 BibliographyConstruction editMain article German Type UB III submarine She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction launched at Bremen on 13 December 1917 UB 119 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt z S Walter Kolbe Like all Type UB III submarines UB 119 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8 8 cm 3 46 in deck gun UB 119 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7 280 nautical miles 13 480 km 8 380 mi UB 119 had a displacement of 512 t 504 long tons while surfaced and 643 t 633 long tons when submerged Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 9 knots 25 7 km h 16 0 mph when surfaced and 7 6 knots 14 1 km h 8 7 mph when submerged References 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 Citations edit a b c d e Groner 1991 pp 25 30 Rossler 1979 p 55 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boats UB 119 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 13 February 2009 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Walter Kolbe German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 10 March 2015 UB 119 Uboat net Retrieved 16 November 2012 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 119 amp oldid 1198380332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,