SM UB-118
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-118. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-118 |
| Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 291 |
| Laid down | 4 April 1917 |
| Launched | 13 December 1917 |
| Commissioned | 22 January 1918 |
| Fate | Surrendered 20 November 1918, broken up in 1919 / 20 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | 5 patrols |
| Victories: |
5 merchant ships sunk (19,902 GRT) |
SM UB-118 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 22 January 1918 as SM UB-118.
UB-118 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was allocated to British explosive trials at Falmouth (see UB-86, UB-97, UC-92, UB-106, UB-112 and UB-128), but began to take water while in tow from Devonport to Falmouth, and was therefore sunk by her escort on 21 November 1920.