SM UB-116
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-116. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-116 |
| Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,714,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 322 |
| Launched | 4 November 1917 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1918 |
| Fate | Sunk by remote-controlled mine 28 October 1918 at 58°50′N 3°4′W / 58.833°N 3.067°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed |
|
| Range |
|
| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
| Armament |
|
| Service record | |
| Part of: |
|
| Commanders: |
|
| Operations: | 4 patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-116 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 24 May 1918 as SM UB-116.
UB-116 was sunk by a remote-controlled mine at 58°50′N 3°4′W / 58.833°N 3.067°W off Orkney while making an attempt to enter Scapa Flow in order to attack units of the British Grand Fleet as part of the final German Naval offensive of the war.
According to Uboat.net, UB-116 hit a mine and was next finished off by depth charges while trying to reach the empty Scapa anchorage. All hands were lost (36 sailors).