SM UB-71
German type UB III U-boat (submarine) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SM UB-71 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 November 1917 as SM UB-71.[Note 1]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-71. | |
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Name | UB-71 |
Ordered | 20 May 1916[1] |
Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Cost | 3,276,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 289 |
Launched | 12 July 1917[2] |
Commissioned | 23 November 1917[2] |
Fate | Sunk 21 April 1918 by depth charges off Menorca (35°58′N 5°18′E) by British warship, 32 dead[2] |
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Class and type | German Type UB III submarine |
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Length | 55.83 m (183 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
Draught | 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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Operations: | 1 patrol |
Victories: | None |
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UB-71 was serving in the Mediterranean when she was sunk by depth charges from HMS ML413 off Menorca on 21 April 1918.[2]