SM UB-61
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-61. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-61 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,279,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 86 |
| Launched | 28 April 1917 |
| Commissioned | 23 June 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 29 November 1917 by mine at 53°20′N 4°56′E / 53.333°N 4.933°E, 34 dead |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
| 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: | 3 patrols |
| Victories: |
2 merchant ships sunk (12,920 GRT) |
SM UB-61 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 23 June 1917 as SM UB-61.
The submarine conducted three patrols and sank two ships during the war for a total loss of 12,920 gross register tons (GRT).
UB-61 was struck by a mine on 29 November 1917 at 53°20′N 4°56′E / 53.333°N 4.933°E and sunk with all hands lost.