SM UB-81
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-81.
SM UB-81 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 18 September 1917 as SM UB-81.[Note 1]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-81. | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | UB-81 |
Ordered | 23 September 1916[1] |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Cost | 3,341,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 281 |
Laid down | 5 January 1917[2] |
Launched | 18 August 1917[3] |
Commissioned | 18 September 1917[3] |
Fate | Lost 2 December 1917 after striking a mine at 50°27′N 0°53′W[3] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
Type | Coastal submarine |
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Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
Draught | 3.72 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: | 2 patrols |
Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (3,218 GRT)[5] |
Close
UB-81 was sunk 2 December 1917 by a mine at 50°27′N 0°53′W, 29 crew members died in the event.[3]