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SM UB-73

SM UB-73 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 2 October 1917 as SM UB-73.[Note 1]

UB-73 was serving in the Mediterranean. On 21 November 1918 she was surrendered to France as required by the regulations of the Armistice with Germany.[1]

Construction

UB-72 was ordered by the GIN on 23 September 1916.

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 11 August 1917. UB-73 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-73 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-73 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,420 nautical miles (15,590 km; 9,690 mi). UB-73 had a displacement of 508 t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 639 t (629 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

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. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  2. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Woldemar Adam". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Neureuther". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Bräutigam". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 73". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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