SM UB-54
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-54. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-54 |
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 3,276,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 266 |
| Laid down | 5 September 1916 |
| Launched | 18 April 1917 |
| Commissioned | 12 June 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 11 March 1918 at 53°15′N 0°45′E / 53.250°N 0.750°E by British destroyers, 36 dead |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Type | Coastal submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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| Operations: | 6 patrols |
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SM UB-54 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 Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 12 June 1917 as SM UB-54.
The submarine conducted 6 patrols and sank 14 ships during the war for a total loss of 7,200 gross register tons (GRT).
She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-54 was apparently sunk on 11 March 1918 at 53°15′N 0°45′E / 53.250°N 0.750°E by British destroyers HMS Sturgeon, Thruster, and Retriever using depth charges, all hands were lost.