SM UB-36

For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-36.

History
SM UB-45 a u-boat similar to UB-36
German Empire
Name:	UB-36
Ordered:	22 July 1915^[1]
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg^[1]
Cost:	1,152,000 German Papiermark^[2]
Yard number:	260^[3]
Launched:	15 January 1916^[3]
Completed:	22 May 1916^[3]
Commissioned:	22 May 1916^[2]
Fate:	rammed by French steamer, 21 May 1917, presumed lost^[2]
General characteristics ^[2]
Class & type:	German Type UB II submarine
Displacement:	274 t (270 long tons) surfaced 303 t (298 long tons) submerged
Length:	36.90 m (121 ft 1 in) o/a 27.90 m (91 ft 6 in) pressure hull
Beam:	4.37 m (14 ft 4 in) o/a 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Draught:	3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:	1 × propeller shaft 2 × 6-cylinder diesel engine, 284 PS (209 kW; 280 bhp) 2 × electric motor, 280 PS (210 kW; 280 shp)
Speed:	9.15 knots (16.95 km/h; 10.53 mph) surfaced 5.81 knots (10.76 km/h; 6.69 mph) submerged
Range:	6,450 nmi (11,950 km; 7,420 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	50 m (160 ft)
Complement:	2 officers, 21 men
Armament:	2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes 4 × torpedoes (later 6) 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun
Notes:	42-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy: Baltic Flotilla 26 June 1916 – 23 February 1917 Flandern Flotilla 23 February – 9 May 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Kurt Albrecht^[4] 22 May – 12 December 1916 Oblt.z.S. Harald von Keyserlingk^[5] 13 December 1916 – 9 May 1917
Operations:	12 patrols
Victories:	7 merchant ships sunk (1,584 GRT) 2 merchant ships taken as prizes (917 GRT)

SM UB-36 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 15 January 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 May 1916 as SM UB-36.^{[Note 1]}

The submarine sank seven ships in twelve patrols. UB-36 was rammed and presumably sunk by French steamer SS Molière off Ushant in the English Channel on 27 May 1918.^[6] Others believe this to have in fact been SM UC-36 and think UB-36 struck a mine and sank elsewhere.^[7]

Design

A German Type UB II submarine, UB-36 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-36 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]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[8]
30 July 1916	Anna	Sweden	172	Sunk
30 July 1916	Pitea	Sweden	644	Captured as a prize
1 August 1916	Hudiksvall	Sweden	481	Sunk
1 August 1916	Pehr Brahe	Finland	499	Sunk
18 March 1917	Avance	Norway	273	Captured as a prize
1 April 1917	Jolie Brise	France	18	Sunk
1 April 1917	Providence De Dieu	France	15	Sunk
16 April 1917	Marden	United Kingdom	297	Sunk
16 April 1917	Rochester Castle	United Kingdom	102	Sunk

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.

References

1 2 Rössler 1979, p. 64.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Gröner 1991, pp. 23-25.
1 2 3 Rössler 1979, p. 65.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Kurt Albrecht". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Harald von Keyserlingk". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
↑ Bendert 2000, p. 101.
↑ Helgason.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB-36". 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.
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.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB-36". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2009.

German Type UB II submarines

UB-18 UB-19 UB-20 UB-21 UB-22 UB-23 UB-24 UB-25 UB-26 UB-27 UB-28 UB-29 UB-30 UB-31 UB-32 UB-33 UB-34 UB-35 UB-36 UB-37 UB-38 UB-39 UB-40 UB-41 UB-42 UB-43 UB-44 UB-45 UB-46 UB-47

Preceded by: Type UB I Followed by: Type UB III List of U-boats of Germany

Coordinates: 48°42′N 5°14′W / 48.700°N 5.233°W / 48.700; -5.233

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