She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 26 October 1918. UB-155 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-155 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-155 had a displacement of 539 t (530 long tons) while surfaced and 656 t (646 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 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.
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). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 - 1945. ISBN3-7637-5213-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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other, ships, with, same, name, german, submarine, note, german, type, submarine, boat, built, german, imperial, navy, german, kaiserliche, marine, during, world, never, commissioned, into, german, imperial, navy, surrendered, france, march, 1919, accordance, . For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 155 SM UB 155 Note 1 was a German Type UB III submarine or U boat built for the German Imperial Navy German Kaiserliche Marine during World War I She was never commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to France on 9 March 1919 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Brest in July 1921 1 UB 148 at sea a U boat similar to UB 155 HistoryGerman EmpireNameUB 155Ordered27 June 1917 2 BuilderAG Vulcan HamburgCost4 301 000 German PapiermarkYard number120Launched26 October 1918 1 Completed26 February 1919 1 FateSurrendered 9 March 1919 broken up 1 General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type UB III submarineDisplacement539 t 530 long tons surfaced 656 t 646 long tons submergedLength55 52 m 182 ft 2 in o a Beam5 80 m 19 ft Draught3 85 m 12 ft 8 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 5 knots 25 0 km h 15 5 mph surfaced 7 5 knots 13 9 km h 8 6 mph submergedRange7 120 nmi 13 190 km 8 190 mi at 6 knots 11 km h 6 9 mph surfaced 50 nmi 93 km 58 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 recordOperations No patrolsVictories None 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 Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction launched at Hamburg on 26 October 1918 UB 155 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8 8 cm 3 46 in deck gun UB 155 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7 120 nautical miles 13 190 km 8 190 mi UB 155 had a displacement of 539 t 530 long tons while surfaced and 656 t 646 long tons when submerged Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 5 knots 25 0 km h 15 5 mph when surfaced and 7 5 knots 13 9 km h 8 6 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 f Groner 1991 pp 25 30 Rossler 1979 p 61 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 ISBN 3 7637 5213 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM UB 155 amp oldid 1172011345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
