SM UB-70
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-70. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-70 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost | 3,276,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 288 |
| Launched | 7 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1917 |
| Fate | Missing after 5 May 1918 |
| 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 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (1,794 GRT) |
SM UB-70 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 29 October 1917 as SM UB-70.
UB-70 was serving in the Mediterranean when she departed on her last patrol on 16 April 1918. She was last heard from on 5 May 1918 when she reported herself to be in the Mediterranean Sea east of Gibraltar. She was never seen or heard from again. Her entire crew of 33 men was lost.