SM UB-61
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-61.
SM UB-61 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 23 June 1917 as SM UB-61.[Note 1]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-61. | |
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German Empire | |
Name | UB-61 |
Ordered | 20 May 1916[1] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,279,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 86 |
Launched | 28 April 1917[2] |
Commissioned | 23 June 1917[2] |
Fate | Sunk 29 November 1917 by mine at 53°20′N 4°56′E, 34 dead[2] |
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Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
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Length | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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Operations: | 3 patrols |
Victories: |
2 merchant ships sunk (12,920 GRT) |
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The submarine conducted three patrols and sank two ships during the war for a total loss of 12,920 gross register tons (GRT).
UB-61 was struck by a mine on 29 November 1917 at 53°20′N 4°56′E and sunk with all hands lost.[2]