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SM UB-82

SM UB-82 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 8 September 1917 as SM UB-82.

UB-82 was sunk on 17 April 1918 by HMS Pilot Me and HMS Young Fred at 55°14′N 5°55′W / 55.233°N 5.917°W / 55.233; -5.917 (Pilot Me and Young Fred), 37 crew members died in the event.

Construction

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 1 September 1917. UB-82 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Walter Gustav Becker. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-82 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-82 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-82 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.

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.

Citations

  1. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
  2. ^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 82". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Gustav Becker". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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