SM UB-142
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SM UB-142 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 31 August 1918 as SM UB-142.[Note 1]
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-142. | |
| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-142 |
| Ordered | 27 June 1917[1] |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 4,301,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 308 |
| Laid down | 30 October 1917[2] |
| Launched | 23 July 1918[3] |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1918[3] |
| Fate | Surrendered to France 22 November 1918, broken up in 1921[3] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[3] |
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| Operations | No patrols |
| Victories | None |
She was surrendered to France on 22 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Landerneau in July 1921.[3]
Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 23 July 1918. UB-142 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-142 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-142 had a displacement of 523 t (515 long tons) while surfaced and 653 t (643 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.