SM UB-78
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-78.
SM UB-78 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 20 October 1917 as SM UB-78.[Note 1] Mined off Dover on 19 April 1918 all 35 crew lost.[3]
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UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-78. | |
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Name | UB-78 |
Ordered | 23 September 1916[1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Cost | 3,338,000 German Papiermark |
Yard number | 307 |
Launched | 2 June 1917[2] |
Commissioned | 20 October 1917[2] |
Fate | Mined off Dover in position 51°01′N 01°17′E on 19 April 1918 all 35 crew lost.[3] |
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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 | 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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Operations: | 5 patrols |
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