SM UB-69
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-69. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-69 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost | 3,276,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 287 |
| Launched | 7 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 9 January 1918 at 37°30′N 10°38′E / 37.500°N 10.633°E by British warship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.83 m (183 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-69 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 12 October 1917 as SM UB-69.
UB-69 was serving in the Mediterranean when sunk at 37°30′N 10°38′E / 37.500°N 10.633°E on 9 January 1918 by HMS Cyclamen. 31 crew members died in the event.