She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 5 May 1917. UB-75 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-75 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-75 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,680 nautical miles (16,080 km; 9,990 mi). UB-75 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 648 t (638 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) when surfaced and 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) when submerged.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Franz Walther". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 75". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 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.
External linksedit
'UB-41 and UB-75, off Robin Hood's Bay: Marine Geophysical Survey report'
England project to research First World War Submarine wrecks[permanent dead link]
April 11, 2024
other, ships, with, same, name, german, submarine, german, type, submarine, boat, german, imperial, navy, german, kaiserliche, marine, during, world, commissioned, into, german, imperial, navy, september, 1917, note, boat, similar, historygerman, empirenameub,. For other ships with the same name see German submarine U 75 SM UB 75 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 11 September 1917 as SM UB 75 Note 1 UB 148 at sea a U boat similar to UB 75 HistoryGerman EmpireNameUB 75Ordered23 September 1916 2 BuilderBlohm amp Voss HamburgCost3 338 000 German PapiermarkYard number304Launched5 May 1917 1 Commissioned11 September 1917 1 FateStruck mine 10 December 1917 at 54 5 N 0 10 E 54 083 N 0 167 E 54 083 0 167 all hands lost 1 General characteristics 1 Class and typeGerman Type UB III submarineDisplacement516 t 508 long tons surfaced 648 t 638 long tons submergedLength55 30 m 181 ft 5 in o a Beam5 80 m 19 ft Draught3 68 m 12 ft 1 in Propulsion2 propeller shaft 2 MAN four stroke 6 cylinder diesel engines 1 085 bhp 809 kW 2 Siemens Schuckert electric motors 780 shp 580 kW Speed13 6 knots 25 2 km h 15 7 mph surfaced 7 8 knots 14 4 km h 9 0 mph submergedRange8 680 nmi 16 080 km 9 990 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 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 V Flotilla 24 October 10 December 1917Commanders Oblt z S Franz Walther 3 11 September 10 December 1917Operations 2 patrolsVictories 6 merchant ships sunk 10 777 GRT 1 merchant ship damaged 1 477 GRT UB 75 was serving in the Flanders Flotillas On 10 December 1917 she was lost with all hands after hitting a mine 1 Contents 1 Construction 2 Summary of raiding history 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Citations 4 Bibliography 5 External linksConstruction 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 5 May 1917 UB 75 was commissioned later that same year Like all Type UB III submarines UB 75 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8 8 cm 3 46 in deck gun UB 75 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8 680 nautical miles 16 080 km 9 990 mi UB 75 had a displacement of 516 t 508 long tons while surfaced and 648 t 638 long tons when submerged Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 6 knots 25 2 km h 15 7 mph when surfaced and 7 8 knots 14 4 km h 9 0 mph when submerged Summary of raiding history editDate Name Nationality Tonnage Note 2 Fate 4 4 November 1917 Lucida nbsp United Kingdom 1 477 Damaged9 November 1917 Frithjof Eide nbsp Norway 1 207 Sunk5 December 1917 Aigburth nbsp United Kingdom 824 Sunk6 December 1917 Leda nbsp Netherlands 1 140 Sunk7 December 1917 Highgate nbsp United Kingdom 1 780 Sunk8 December 1917 Lampada nbsp United Kingdom 2 230 Sunk9 December 1917 Venetia nbsp United Kingdom 3 596 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 65 Helgason Gudmundur WWI U boat commanders Franz Walther German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 4 February 2015 Helgason Gudmundur Ships hit by UB 75 German and Austrian U boats of World War I Kaiserliche Marine Uboat net Retrieved 4 February 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 External links edit UB 41 and UB 75 off Robin Hood s Bay Marine Geophysical Survey report England project to research First World War Submarine wrecks permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SM UB 75 amp oldid 1198367152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
