SM UB-83
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-83. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-83 |
| Ordered | 23 September 1916 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 3,341,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 283 |
| Laid down | 15 January 1917 |
| Launched | 15 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 October 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 10 September 1918 by British warships at 58°28′N 1°50′W / 58.467°N 1.833°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III 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-83 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 15 October 1917 as SM UB-83.
UB-83 was sunk on 10 September 1918 by HMS Ophelia off Orkney at 58°28′N 1°50′W / 58.467°N 1.833°W, all 35 of the crew members died in the event.