SM UB-103
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-103.
SM UB-103 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 on 18 December 1917 as SM UB-103.[Note 1]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-103. | |
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German Empire | |
Name | UB-103 |
Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917[1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,714,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 309 |
Launched | 7 July 1917[2] |
Commissioned | 18 December 1917[2] |
Fate | Sunk 14 August 1918 at 50°52′N 1°27′E[2] |
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Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
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Length | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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Operations: | 6 patrols |
Victories: |
15 merchant ships sunk (25,999 GRT) |
Close
UB-103 was sunk in the English Channel by British warships and SSZ 1, a SSZ class blimp.[2] All hands were lost.[4]