SM UB-80

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-80.
History
German Empire
NameUB-80
Ordered23 September 1916
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,341,000 German Papiermark
Yard number280
Laid down12 May 1917
Launched4 August 1917
Commissioned8 September 1917
FateSurrendered 26 November 1918
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,180 nmi (15,150 km; 9,410 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Part of
  • Flandern I Flotilla
  • 6 November 1917 – 7 October 1918
  • II Flotilla
  • 7 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders
  • Kptlt. Max Viebeg
  • 8 September 1917 – 11 November 1918
Operations10 patrols
Victories
  • 19 merchant ships sunk
    (34,746 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (732 GRT)
  • 5 merchant ships damaged
    (26,322 GRT)

SM UB-80 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 8 September 1917 as SM UB-80.

UB-80 was surrendered to Italy in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 26 November 1918 and broken up at La Spezia in May 1919.

Construction

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 4 August 1917. UB-80 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Max Viebeg. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-80 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-80 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,180 nautical miles (15,150 km; 9,410 mi). UB-80 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage Fate
26 November 1917 Ango France 7,393 Damaged
27 November 1917 Bleamoor United Kingdom 3,755 Sunk
30 November 1917 Kalibia United Kingdom 4,930 Sunk
4 December 1917 Vav Norway 1,255 Sunk
5 December 1917 Armenia United States 5,463 Damaged
11 January 1918 Barsac France 1,806 Sunk
11 January 1918 Mississippi France 6,687 Damaged
14 January 1918 Arthur Capel France 822 Sunk
17 January 1918 Kingsdyke United Kingdom 1,710 Sunk
17 January 1918 War Thistle United Kingdom 5,166 Damaged
4 March 1918 Polkerris France 943 Sunk
5 March 1918 Uskmoor United Kingdom 3,189 Sunk
7 March 1918 Martha Belgium 653 Sunk
9 March 1918 Grane Norway 1,122 Sunk
15 April 1918 Ailsa Craig United Kingdom 601 Sunk
16 April 1918 George Harper United Kingdom 1,613 Damaged
18 April 1918 Bamse United Kingdom 958 Sunk
21 April 1918 Westergate United Kingdom 1,760 Sunk
25 April 1918 Sevilla Norway 1,318 Sunk
7 June 1918 Axpe Mendi Spain 2,873 Sunk
10 June 1918 Stryn United Kingdom 2,143 Sunk
11 June 1918 Boma United Kingdom 2,694 Sunk
30 July 1918 HMS Stock Force  Royal Navy 732 Sunk
6 September 1918 Audax United Kingdom 975 Sunk
9 September 1918 Taurus Norway 1,239 Sunk

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations

  1. ↑ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  2. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 80". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Viebeg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 80". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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