- Construction
- Service history
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
{{Other ships|German submarine U-88}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg | Ship caption=UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-88.
}}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UB-88 | Rössler|1979|p=61}} | Ship builder=AG Vulcan, Hamburg | Ship original cost=3,654,000 German Papiermark | Ship yard number=104 | Ship laid down= | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | Ship completed= | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} | Ship class=German Type UB III submarine | 510|t|LT|lk=in|abbr=on}} surfaced- {{convert|640|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
| 55.52|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a) | 5.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 3.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=*2 × propeller shaft- 2 × MAN-Vulcan four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, {{convert|809|kW|bhp|abbr=on|order=flip|lk=in}}
- 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, {{convert|580|kW|shp|order=flip|abbr=on|lk=in}}
| 13|kn|lk=in}} surfaced- {{convert|7.4|kn}} submerged
| 7,120|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} 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|10.5|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun
| Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | is_multi=yes | partof=*Flandern Flotilla- 12 June – 4 October 1918
- II Flotilla
- 4 October – 11 November 1918
| commanders=*Oblt.z.S. Johannes Ries[1]- 26 January – 15 February 1918
- Kptlt. Reinhard von Rabenau[2]
- 16 February – 11 November 1918
| operations=5 patrols | victories=- 14 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|31,076}})
- 2 merchant ships damaged ({{GRT|10,135}})
}} | SM UB-88 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 German Imperial Navy on 26 January 1918 as SM UB-88.{{#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}} Construction{{Main|German Type UB III submarine}}She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 11 December 1917. UB-88 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Johannes Ries. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-88 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a {{convert|10.5|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun. UB-88 would carry a crew of up to 3 officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of {{convert|7,120|nmi|lk=in}}. UB-88 had a displacement of {{convert|510|t|LT|lk=in|abbr=on}} while surfaced and {{convert|640|t|LT|abbr=on}} when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at {{convert|13|kn|lk=in}} when surfaced and {{convert|7.4|kn}} when submerged. Service historyUB-88 was surrendered to the United States of America on 26 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. After an extensive tour along the U.S. coast, she was sunk as a target on 3 January 1921 in waters off Los Angeles County, California. The wreck of the vessel was found in 2003.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} Summary of raiding history| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[3] | Fate[4] |
|---|
| 10 June 1918 | Princess Maud | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,566 | Sunk | | 10 June 1918 | Dora | {{flag|Sweden}} | 1,555 | Sunk | | 22 June 1918 | Avance | {{flag|Sweden}} | 1,585 | Sunk | | 23 June 1918 | London | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,706 | Sunk | | 25 June 1918 | African Transport | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,482 | Sunk | | 25 June 1918 | Moorlands | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,602 | Sunk | | 29 June 1918 | Herdis | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,157 | Sunk | | 29 June 1918 | Sixty-six | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 214 | Sunk | | 30 July 1918 | Bayronto | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 6,045 | Damaged | | 3 August 1918 | Berwind | {{flag|United States|1912}} | 2,589 | Sunk | | 3 August 1918 | Lake Portage | {{flag|United States|1912}} | 1,998 | Sunk | | 4 August 1918 | Hundvaagø | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,901 | Sunk | | 9 August 1918 | Anselma De Larrinaga | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,090 | Damaged | | 16 September 1918 | Philomel | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,050 | Sunk | | 19 September 1918 | Fanny | {{flag|Sweden}} | 1,450 | Sunk | | 22 September 1918 | Polesley | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,221 | Sunk |
ReferencesNotes1. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=268|name=Johannes Ries|type=1comm|accessdate=8 February 2015}}
2. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=256|name=Reinhard von Rabenau (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)|type=1comm|accessdate=8 February 2015}}
3. ^Tonnages are in gross register tons
4. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=ub88|name=UB 88|type=1boat|accessdate=8 February 2015}}
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}}
- {{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}}
{{Refend}} External links - Personal account of Charles Daniel Turner, United States Navy sailor who served aboard UB-88 following surrender, Charles Daniel Turner Collection (AFC/2001/001/27862), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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