German type UB II submarine
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The UB II type submarine was a class of U-boat
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
built during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
by the Kaiserliche Marine
Kaiserliche Marine
The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...
. They were enlarged from the preceding type UB I
German type UB I submarine
The Type UB I was a class of small coastal submarines built in Germany at the beginning of the First World War. Twenty boats were constructed, most of which went into service with the German Imperial Navy. Boats of this design were also operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy and the Bulgarian...
and were more effective vessels. The boats were a single hull design with a 50 metre maximum diving depth and a 30-45 second diving time. In 1915 and 1916, 30 were built at two different shipyards.
List of Type UB II submarines
There were 30 Type UB II submarines commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine.- SM UB-18SM UB-18SM UB-18 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 21 August 1915...
- Mined December 1917 - SM UB-19SM UB-19SM UB-19 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 2 September 1915...
- Sunk by Q ship Penshurst November 1916 - SM UB-20SM UB-20SM UB-20 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 26 September 1915...
- Sunk By aircraft July 1917 - SM UB-21SM UB-21SM UB-21 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 26 September 1915...
- Foundered on way to breakers 1920 - SM UB-22SM UB-22SM UB-22 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 9 October 1915...
- Mined January 1918 - SM UB-23SM UB-23SM UB-23 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 9 October 1915...
- Broken up 1921 - SM UB-24SM UB-24SM UB-24 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 18 October 1915...
- BU 1921 - SM UB-25SM UB-25SM UB-25 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 22 November 1915...
- BU 1922 - SM UB-26SM UB-26SM UB-26 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 14 December 1915...
- Sunk and raised by French Navy repaired as Roland Morillot BU 1931 - SM UB-27SM UB-27SM UB-27 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 20 December 1915...
- Sunk by July 1917 - SM UB-28SM UB-28SM UB-28 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 31 December 1915...
- BU 1919 - SM UB-29SM UB-29SM UB-29 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 10 February 1916...
- Sunk by December 1916 - SM UB-30SM UB-30SM UB-30 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 16 November 1915...
- Sunk by HM trawler John Gillman August 1918 - SM UB-31SM UB-31SM UB-31 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 16 November 1915...
- Sunk by ASW drifter May 1918 - SM UB-32SM UB-32SM UB-32 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 4 December 1915...
- Sunk by aircraft September 1917 - SM UB-33 - Mined April 1918
- SM UB-34SM UB-34SM UB-34 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915...
- BU 1922 - SM UB-35SM UB-35SM UB-35 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915...
- Sunk by January 1918 - SM UB-36SM UB-36SM UB-36 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 15 January 1916...
- Rammed and sunk by SS Molière May 1917 - SM UB-37SM UB-37SM UB-37 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915...
- Sunk by Q ship Penshurst January 1917 - SM UB-38SM UB-38SM UB-38 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 1 April 1916...
- Mined February 1918 - SM UB-39SM UB-39SM UB-39 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 29 December 1915...
- Sunk by Q ship May 1917 - SM UB-40SM UB-40SM UB-40 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 25 April 1916...
- Scuttled October 1918 - SM UB-41SM UB-41SM UB-41 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I. She was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 6 May 1916...
- BU 1920 - SM UB-42 - BU 1919
- SM UB-43SM UB-43SM UB-43 was a Type UB II submarine or U-boat for the German Imperial Navy during World War I. UB-43 was sold to the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the war...
- BU 1919 - SM UB-44 - Sunk by British surface ships August 1916
- SM UB-45 - Mined 1916
- SM UB-46 - Mined 1916
- SM UB-47SM UB-47SM UB-47 was a Type UB II submarine or U-boat for the German Imperial Navy during World War I. UB-47 was sold to the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the war...
- BU 1919