SM UB-79

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-79.
History
German Empire
NameUB-79
Ordered23 September 1916
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,338,000 German Papiermark
Yard number308
Launched3 June 1917
Commissioned27 October 1917
FateSurrendered 26 November 1918.
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 648 t (638 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) surfaced
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,680 nmi (16,080 km; 9,990 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Woldemar Petri
  • 27 October – 30 November 1917
Operations: No patrols
Victories: None

SM UB-79 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 27 October 1917 as SM UB-79.

UB-79 was surrendered in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 26 November 1918 and broken up at Swansea in 1922.