- Construction
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations
- Bibliography
{{Other ships|German submarine U-55}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image=UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg | Ship caption=UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-55. }}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UB-55 | Rössler|1979|p=55}} | Ship builder=AG Weser, Bremen | Ship original cost=3,276,000 German Papiermark | Ship yard number=267 | Ship laid down= | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | Ship completed= | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | 50|59|N|01|20|E|display=title, inline}} by mines, 30 dead{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | Ship class=German Type UB III submarine | 516|t|LT|lk=in|abbr=on}} surfaced- {{convert|646|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged
| 55.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a) | 5.80|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 3.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=*2 × propeller shaft- 2 × Körting four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, {{convert|780|kW|bhp|abbr=on|order=flip|lk=in}}
- 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, {{convert|580|kW|shp|order=flip|abbr=on|lk=in}}
| 13.4|kn|lk=in}} surfaced- {{convert|7.8|kn}} submerged
| 9,020|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|6|kn}} surfaced- {{convert|55|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
| 50|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | 50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)- 10 torpedoes
- 1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun
| Ship notes= }}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | is_multi=yes | partof=*Flandern Flotilla- 30 August 1917 – 22 April 1918
| commanders=*Kptlt. Ralph Wenninger- 1 July 1917 – 22 April 1918
| operations=7 patrols | 26,598}})- 2 merchant ships damaged {{GRT|12,809}}
}} | SM UB-55 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ({{lang-de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 1 July 1917 as SM UB-55.{{#tag:ref|"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{lang-en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.|group=Note}} She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-55 was sunk at 05:05 on 22 April 1918 at {{coord|51|01|N|01|20|E|display=inline}} after striking a mine, 30 crew members lost their lives in the event.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} Construction{{Main|German Type UB III submarine}}She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 9 May 1917. UB-55 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Ralph Wenninger. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-55 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun. UB-55 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of {{convert|9,020|nmi|lk=in}}. UB-55 had a displacement of {{convert|516|t|LT|lk=in|abbr=on}} while surfaced and {{convert|646|t|0|abbr=on}} when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at {{convert|13.4|kn|lk=in}} when surfaced and {{convert|7.8|kn}} when submerged. Summary of raiding historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[1] | Fate[2] |
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5 November 1917 | Clan Cumming | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,808 | Damaged | 7 December 1917 | Proba | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 105 | Sunk | 8 December 1917 | Corinto | {{flag|Norway}} | 999 | Sunk | 11 December 1917 | Argus | {{flag|Portugal}} | 100 | Sunk | 11 December 1917 | Ligeiro | {{flag|Portugal}} | 25 | Sunk | 11 December 1917 | A Portuguesa | {{flag|Portugal}} | 107 | Sunk | 11 December 1917 | Vigneira | {{flag|Portugal}} | 25 | Sunk | 16 December 1917 | Foylemore | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,831 | Sunk | 25 January 1918 | Eastlands | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,113 | Sunk | 26 January 1918 | Manhattan | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 8,001 | Damaged | 29 January 1918 | Addax | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 40 | Sunk | 29 January 1918 | General Leman | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 57 | Sunk | 29 January 1918 | Ibex | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 42 | Sunk | 29 January 1918 | Perriton | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 90 | Sunk | 29 January 1918 | Perseverance | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 51 | Sunk | 30 January 1918 | Wellholme | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 113 | Sunk | 14 March 1918 | A. A. Raven | {{flag|United States|1912}} | 2,459 | Sunk | 21 March 1918 | Begonia | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,070 | Sunk | 23 March 1918 | Chattahoochee | {{flag|United States|1912}} | 8,007 | Sunk | 23 March 1918 | Madame Midas | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,203 | Sunk | 23 March 1918 | Mar Baltico | {{flag|Spain}} | 2,023 | Sunk | 23 March 1918 | Venborg | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,065 | Sunk | 24 March 1918 | Fileur | {{flag|France}} | 73 | Sunk |
ReferencesNotes1. ^Tonnages are in gross register tons 2. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=ub55|name=UB-55|type=1boat|accessdate=5 December 2014}}
Citations{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} Bibliography {{Refbegin}}- {{Cite book| last = Bendert| first = Harald |title=Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal | location = Hamburg | publisher = Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH| year = 2000 | isbn = 3-8132-0713-7 | language = German| ref = harv}}
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|last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |author-link1= |author-mask1= |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |display-authors= |last-author-amp= |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |translator-last1=Thomas |translator-first1=Keith |translator-last2=Magowan |translator-first2=Rachel |year=1991 |title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels |volume=2 |work=German Warships 1815–1945 |location=London |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |isbn=0-85177-593-4 |ref=CITEREFGr.C3.B6ner1991 }}- {{Cite book|last=Rössler|first=Eberhard|title=U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 – 1945|work=Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften|volume=I|year=1979|location=Munich|publisher=Bernard & Graefe|isbn=3-7637-5213-7|language=German|ref=harv}}
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