SM UB-39
SM UB-39[Note 1] was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.
SM UB-45 a u-boat similar to UB-39 | |
History | |
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Name: | UB-39 |
Ordered: | 22 July 1915[1] |
Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[1] |
Cost: | 1,152,000 German Papiermark[2] |
Yard number: | 263[3] |
Launched: | 29 December 1915[3] |
Completed: | 28 April 1916[3] |
Commissioned: | 29 April 1916[2] |
Fate: | sunk by mine 15 May 1917[2] |
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Class and type: | German Type UB II submarine |
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Draught: | 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in) |
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Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement: | 2 officers, 21 men |
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Notes: | 42-second diving time |
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Operations: | 14 patrols |
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Design
A German Type UB II submarine, UB-39 had a displacement of 274 tonnes (270 long tons) when at the surface and 303 tonnes (298 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 36.90 m (121 ft 1 in), a beam of 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in). The submarine was powered by two Körting six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total 284 metric horsepower (280 shp; 209 kW), two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing 280 metric horsepower (210 kW; 280 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft).[2]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 6,450 nautical miles (11,950 km; 7,420 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UB-39 was fitted with two 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a 42-second dive time.[2]
Construction and career
The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 28 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 29 April 1916 as SM UB-38.
The submarine sank 93 ships in 14 patrols. UB-39 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel on 17 May 1917.[2]
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[6] |
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10 July 1916 | Staffa | 176 | Sunk | |
13 July 1916 | Dalhousie | 89 | Sunk | |
13 July 1916 | Florence | 149 | Sunk | |
13 July 1916 | Mary Ann | 5 | Sunk | |
13 July 1916 | Success | 6 | Sunk | |
14 July 1916 | Ben Aden | 176 | Sunk | |
14 July 1916 | Bute | 176 | Sunk | |
14 July 1916 | Girls Friend | 55 | Sunk | |
14 July 1916 | Langley Castle | 93 | Sunk | |
14 July 1916 | Recorder | 149 | Sunk | |
1 August 1916 | Braconash | 192 | Sunk | |
1 August 1916 | Helvetia | 167 | Sunk | |
1 August 1916 | King James | 163 | Sunk | |
1 August 1916 | Rhodesia | 110 | Sunk | |
1 August 1916 | Tatiana | 285 | Sunk | |
1 August 1916 | Zeeland | 1,292 | Sunk | |
2 August 1916 | Olympia | 221 | Sunk | |
2 August 1916 | Smiling Morn | 126 | Sunk | |
2 August 1916 | Twiddler | 99 | Sunk | |
3 August 1916 | Trawler Prince | 126 | Sunk | |
3 August 1916 | Lucania | 92 | Sunk | |
3 August 1916 | Merchant Prince | 130 | Sunk | |
3 August 1916 | Destro | 859 | Damaged | |
4 August 1916 | Jägersborg | 1,797 | Sunk | |
4 August 1916 | Stamfordham | 921 | Sunk | |
5 August 1916 | Egyptian Prince | 129 | Sunk | |
5 August 1916 | St. Olive | 202 | Sunk | |
6 September 1916 | Strathtay | 4,428 | Sunk | |
6 September 1916 | Tagus | 937 | Sunk | |
7 September 1916 | Marguerite | 102 | Sunk | |
7 September 1916 | Alcyon | 163 | Sunk | |
7 September 1916 | Heathdene | 3,541 | Sunk | |
7 September 1916 | Messicano | 4,065 | Sunk | |
8 September 1916 | Jeune Union | 267 | Sunk | |
8 September 1916 | Lyderhorn | 939 | Sunk | |
8 September 1916 | Olazarri | 2,585 | Sunk | |
9 September 1916 | Europe | 356 | Sunk | |
9 September 1916 | Pronto | 1,411 | Sunk | |
10 September 1916 | Lexie | 3,778 | Sunk | |
11 September 1916 | Fredavore | 1,577 | Sunk | |
20 October 1916 | Midland | 4,247 | Sunk | |
20 October 1916 | Secundo | 1,512 | Sunk | |
21 October 1916 | Hebe | 775 | Sunk | |
21 October 1916 | Helga | 1,182 | Sunk | |
22 October 1916 | Alix | 1,584 | Sunk | |
13 November 1916 | Corinth | 3,669 | Sunk | |
28 November 1916 | Alert | 289 | Sunk | |
28 November 1916 | Alison | 286 | Sunk | |
28 November 1916 | Ramsgarth | 1,553 | Sunk | |
29 November 1916 | Grace | 135 | Sunk | |
29 November 1916 | Saint Philippe | 3,419 | Sunk | |
30 November 1916 | Nagata Maru | 3,521 | Sunk | |
30 November 1916 | Harald | 1,083 | Sunk | |
1 December 1916 | Jeanne D’arc | 205 | Sunk | |
2 December 1916 | Palacine | 3,286 | Sunk | |
3 December 1916 | Primevere | 143 | Sunk | |
6 December 1916 | Amicitia | 1,111 | Sunk | |
7 December 1916 | Bravo | 1,214 | Sunk | |
8 December 1916 | Rakiura | 3,569 | Sunk | |
8 December 1916 | Rollo | 2,290 | Sunk | |
8 December 1916 | Saga | 433 | Sunk | |
28 December 1916 | Rouen | 1,656 | Damaged | |
1 January 1917 | Holly Branch | 3,568 | Sunk | |
1 January 1917 | Leon | 652 | Sunk | |
2 January 1917 | Carlyle | 466 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Columbia | 34 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Diamant De La Couronne I | 36 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Diamant De La Couronne II | 34 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Formidable | 26 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Helgøy | 1,806 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Honneur Et Devouement | 26 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Jeanne Mathilde | 60 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | La Pensee | 30 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Marie Henriette | 25 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Moderne | 38 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Pere Montfort | 13 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Pierre Le Grand | 42 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Richelieu | 25 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Saint Jacques | 34 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Saint Paul II | 30 | Sunk | |
3 January 1917 | Petit Emile | 60 | Sunk | |
4 January 1917 | Gabrielle Francois | 37 | Sunk | |
5 January 1917 | Allie | 1,127 | Sunk | |
5 January 1917 | Markland | 1,627 | Sunk | |
4 February 1917 | Dauntless | 2,157 | Sunk | |
5 February 1917 | Yvonne | 123 | Sunk | |
10 February 1917 | Rancagua | 2,729 | Sunk | |
23 March 1917 | Achille Adam | 460 | Sunk | |
23 March 1917 | Clan Macmillan | 4,525 | Sunk | |
23 March 1917 | Exchange | 279 | Sunk | |
23 March 1917 | O. A. Knudsen | 3,532 | Damaged | |
1 April 1917 | Silvia | 164 | Sunk | |
5 April 1917 | Dicto | 2,363 | Sunk | |
6 April 1917 | La Tour D’Auvergne | 188 | Sunk | |
6 April 1917 | Perce Neige | 141 | Sunk | |
9 April 1917 | Saint Maudez | 292 | Sunk |
References
Notes
- "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- Tonnages are in gross register tons
Citations
- Rössler 1979, p. 64.
- Gröner 1991, pp. 23-25.
- Rössler 1979, p. 65.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Fürbringer (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich Küstner". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 39". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
Bibliography
- Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal (in German). Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1979). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 – 1945. Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften (in German). I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)