SM UB-73
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-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]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-73. | |
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Name | UB-73 |
Ordered | 23 September 1916[1] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,337,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 97 |
Launched | 11 August 1917[2] |
Commissioned | 2 October 1917[2] |
Fate | Surrendered to the French on 21 November 1918, broken up at Brest July 1921.[2] |
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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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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.[2]