SM UB-26
SM UB-45, a U-boat similar to UB-26 | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-26 |
| Ordered | 30 April 1915 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 1,291,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 240 |
| Laid down | 30 June 1915 |
| Launched | 14 December 1915 |
| Commissioned | 27 December 1915 |
| Fate | Sunk in Le Havre harbour 5 April 1916 |
| France | |
| Name | Roland Morillot |
| Namesake | Roland Morillot |
| Acquired | 30 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 21 January 1925 |
| Fate | Broken up after testing in 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB II submarine |
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| Draught | 3.66 m (12 ft) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 21 men |
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| Notes | 30-second diving time |
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| Operations: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-26 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 14 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 27 December 1915 as SM UB-26. UB-26 was trapped in anti-submarine nets trailed by the Trombe and was scuttled in Le Havre harbour on 5 April 1916. She was raised by the French on 30 August 1917 and served as Roland Morillot.
On 23 October 1922, Roland Morillot sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the French ship Daphne. Roland Morillot was subsequently towed into Cherbourg, France by the French tug Centaure.
Roland Morillot was repaired and remained in service until 21 January 1925. She then was used in tests before finally being broken up in Cherbourg in 1935.