SM UB-115
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-115. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-115 |
| Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,714,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 321 |
| Launched | 4 November 1917 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1918 |
| Fate | Sunk 29 September 1918 by British warships and aircraft at 55°13′N 1°22′W / 55.217°N 1.367°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (336 GRT) |
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. She was the only German submarine commissioned with the number 115.
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 using depth charges and aerial bombs.