SM UB-92

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NameUB-92
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[1]
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-92.
History
German Empire
NameUB-92
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number108
Launched25 March 1918[2]
Commissioned27 April 1918[2]
FateSurrendered 21 November 1918, broken up in 1919-20[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 510 t (500 long tons) surfaced
  • 640 t (630 long tons) submerged
Length55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,120 nmi (13,190 km; 8,190 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men[2]
Armament
Service record
Part of
  • II Flotilla
  • 12 July – 11 November 1918
Commanders
  • Kptlt.d.R. Franz Krapohl[3]
  • 27 April – 30 June 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Johannes Paul Müller[4]
  • 1 July – 11 November 1918
Operations2 patrols
Victories8 merchant ships sunk
(17,189 GRT)

SM UB-92 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 27 April 1918 as SM UB-92.[Note 1]

UB-92 was surrendered to Britain on 21 November 1918 and broken up in Bo'ness in 1919/20.[2]

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 25 March 1918. UB-92 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-92 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-92 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-92 had a displacement of 510 t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 640 t (630 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.


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