SM UB-105

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-105.
History
German Empire
NameUB-105
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number311
Launched7 July 1917
Commissioned14 January 1918
FateSurrendered 16 January 1919, broken up in Felixtowe in 1922.
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510 t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 629 t (619 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,420 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) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • Mittelmeer I Flotilla
  • 8 May – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Wilhelm Marschall
  • 14 January – 9 September 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Petersen
  • 10 September – 30 November 1918
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories:
  • 24 merchant ships sunk
    (63,396 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,290 tons)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (1,368 GRT)

SM UB-105 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. She was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 14 January 1918 as SM UB-105.

UB-105 was surrendered to Britain on 16 January 1919 and broken up in Felixstowe in 1922.