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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-87.
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-87.
History
German Empire
NameUB-87
Ordered23 September 1916
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost3,341,000 German Papiermark
Yard number287
Laid down23 February 1917
Launched10 November 1917
Commissioned27 December 1917
FateSurrendered 20 November 1918, broken up at Brest
General characteristics
Class and typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 516 t (508 long tons) surfaced
  • 647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,180 nmi (15,150 km; 9,410 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
  • V Flotilla
  • 14 March – 29 April 1918
  • III Flotilla
  • 29 April – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Karl Petri
  • 27 December 1917 – 30 September 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Bernhard Hibsch
  • 1 October – 11 November 1918
Operations: 5 patrols
Victories:
  • 3 merchant ships sunk
    (18,671 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (12,045 GRT)

SM UB-87 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 December 1917 as SM UB-87.

UB-87 was surrendered to France on 20 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was broken up in Brest in 1921.

Construction

Main article: Type UB III submarine

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 10 November 1917. UB-87 was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-87 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-87 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,180 nautical miles (15,150 km; 9,410 mi). UB-87 had a displacement of 516 t (508 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.


Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage Fate
3 September 1918 Highcliffe  United Kingdom 3,238 Sunk
6 September 1918 Milly  United Kingdom 2,964 Sunk
7 September 1918 Persic  United Kingdom 12,045 Damaged
9 September 1918 Missanabie  United Kingdom 12,469 Sunk

References

Notes

  1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. Tonnages are in gross register tons

Citations

  1. Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 87". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Petri". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Bernhard Hibsch". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 87". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

Bibliography

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