- Construction
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations
- Bibliography
{{Other ships|German submarine U-92}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image=UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg | Ship caption=UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-92. }}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UB-92 | Rössler|1979|p=61}} | Ship builder=AG Vulcan, Hamburg | Ship original cost=3,654,000 German Papiermark | Ship yard number=108 | 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=*II Flotilla- 12 July – 11 November 1918
| commanders=*Oblt.z.S. Franz Krapohl[1]- 27 April – 30 June 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Johannes Paul Müller[2]
- 1 July – 11 November 1918
| operations=2 patrols | 17,189}}) }} | SM UB-92 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 27 April 1918 as SM UB-92.{{#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}} UB-92 was surrendered to Britain on 21 November 1918 and broken up in Bo'ness in 1919/20.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}} 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 25 March 1918. UB-92 was commissioned later the same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-92 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a {{convert|10.5|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun. UB-92 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of {{convert|7,120|nmi|lk=in}}. UB-92 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. Summary of raiding historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[3] | Fate[4] |
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20 August 1918 | Boltonhall | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,595 | Sunk | 21 August 1918 | Boscawen | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,936 | Sunk | 22 August 1918 | Palmella | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,352 | Sunk | 24 August 1918 | Virent | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,771 | Sunk | 25 August 1918 | Carasa | {{flag|Spain}} | 2,099 | Sunk | 17 October 1918 | Bonvilston | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,099 | Sunk | 18 October 1918 | Industry | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,460 | Sunk | 20 October 1918 | Emily Millington | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 111 | Sunk | |
ReferencesNotes1. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=155|name=Franz Krapohl|type=1comm|accessdate=8 February 2015}} 2. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=216|name=Johannes Paul Müller|type=1comm|accessdate=8 February 2015}} 3. ^Tonnages are in gross register tons 4. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=ub92|name=UB 92|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}}
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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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