SM UB-65
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-65.
SM UB-65 was a Type UB III U-boat of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. Ordered on 20 May 1916, the U-boat was built at the Vulkan Werke shipyard in Hamburg, launched on 26 June 1917, and commissioned on 18 August 1917, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Martin Schelle.[5]
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Name | UB-65 |
Ordered | 20 May 1916[1] |
Builder | Vulkan Werke, Hamburg |
Yard number | 90 |
Launched | 26 June 1917[2] |
Commissioned | 18 August 1917[2] |
Fate | Lost to unknown cause off Padstow, Cornwall after 14 July 1918.[3] |
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Class and type | German 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: | 6 patrols |
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