SM ''UB-105'' was a German
Type UB III submarine
The Type UB III submarine was a class of U-boat built during World War I by the German Imperial Navy.
Design
UB III boats carried 10 torpedoes and were usually armed with either an or a deck gun. They carried a crew of 34 and had a cruising ...
or
U-boat
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in the
Imperial German Navy
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during World War I. She was
commission
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ed into the Imperial German Navy on 14 January 1918 as SM ''UB-105''.
''UB-105'' was surrendered to Britain on 16 January 1919 and
broken up
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in
Felixstowe
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in 1922.
Construction
She was built by
Blohm & Voss
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of
Hamburg
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and following just under a year of construction,
launched at Hamburg on 7 July 1917. ''UB-105'' was
commissioned early the next year under the command of ''Kptlt.'' Wilhelm Marschall. Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-105'' carried 10
torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, such ...
es and was armed with a
deck gun. ''UB-105'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . ''UB-105'' had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
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1917 ships
German Type UB III submarines
Ships built in Hamburg
U-boats commissioned in 1918
World War I submarines of Germany