SM UB-85
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-85. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-85 |
| Ordered | 23 September 1916 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 3,341,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 285 |
| Laid down | 24 January 1917 |
| Launched | 26 October 1917 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk 30 April 1918 by HM Drifter Coreopsis II at 54°47′N 5°23′W / 54.783°N 5.383°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: | 2 patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-85 was a Type UB III U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. Ordered on 23 September 1916, the U-boat was built at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen and commissioned on 24 November 1917, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Günther Krech.