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词条 SM UB-55
释义

  1. Construction

  2. Summary of raiding history

  3. References

     Notes  Citations 

  4. Bibliography

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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics
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  • {{convert|646|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged
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  • 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
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}}{{Infobox service record
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  • 30 August 1917 – 22 April 1918
commanders=*Kptlt. Ralph Wenninger
  • 1 July 1917 – 22 April 1918
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  • 2 merchant ships damaged {{GRT|12,809}}

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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 history

DateNameNationalityTonnage[1]Fate[2]
5 November 1917Clan Cumming{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}4,808Damaged
7 December 1917Proba{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}105Sunk
8 December 1917Corinto{{flag|Norway}}999Sunk
11 December 1917Argus{{flag|Portugal}}100Sunk
11 December 1917Ligeiro{{flag|Portugal}}25Sunk
11 December 1917A Portuguesa{{flag|Portugal}}107Sunk
11 December 1917Vigneira{{flag|Portugal}}25Sunk
16 December 1917Foylemore{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}3,831Sunk
25 January 1918Eastlands{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}3,113Sunk
26 January 1918Manhattan{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}8,001Damaged
29 January 1918Addax{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}40Sunk
29 January 1918General Leman{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}57Sunk
29 January 1918Ibex{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}42Sunk
29 January 1918Perriton{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}90Sunk
29 January 1918Perseverance{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}51Sunk
30 January 1918Wellholme{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}113Sunk
14 March 1918A. A. Raven{{flag|United States|1912}}2,459Sunk
21 March 1918Begonia{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}3,070Sunk
23 March 1918Chattahoochee{{flag|United States|1912}}8,007Sunk
23 March 1918Madame Midas{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}1,203Sunk
23 March 1918Mar Baltico{{flag|Spain}}2,023Sunk
23 March 1918Venborg{{flag|Norway}}1,065Sunk
24 March 1918Fileur{{flag|France}}73Sunk

References

Notes

1. ^Tonnages are in gross register tons
2. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=ub55|name=UB-55|type=1boat|accessdate=5 December 2014}}

Citations

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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}}
  • {{cite book

|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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