SM UB-39

SM UB-45 a U-boat similar to UB-39
History
German Empire
NameUB-39
Ordered22 July 1915
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost1,152,000 German Papiermark
Yard number263
Launched29 December 1915
Completed28 April 1916
Commissioned29 April 1916
FateSunk by mine 15 May 1917
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB II submarine
Displacement
  • 274 t (270 long tons) surfaced
  • 303 t (298 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Draught3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) surfaced
  • 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph) submerged
Range
  • 6,450 nmi (11,950 km; 7,420 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement2 officers, 21 men
Armament
Notes42-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 21 June 1916 – 7 May 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Werner Fürbringer
  • 29 April – 7 November 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Küstner
  • 8 November 1916 – 7 May 1917
Operations: 14 patrols
Victories:
  • 93 merchant ships sunk
    (89,998 GRT)
  • 4 merchant ships damaged
    (7,215 GRT)

SM UB-39 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.

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