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SMUB-60

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-60.

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-60.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-60
Ordered	20 May 1916[2]
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Cost	3,279,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	85
Launched	14 April 1917[1]
Commissioned	6 June 1917[1]
Fate	Surrendered 26 November 1918; foundered English Channel 12 July 1919
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	508 t (500 long tons) surfaced 639 t (629 long tons) submerged
Length	55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × MAN four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085 bhp (809 kW) 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW)
Speed	13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) submerged
Range	8,420 nmi (15,590 km; 9,690 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men[1]
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 10torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	Training Flotilla 6 June 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Peter Ernst Eiffe[3] 6 June – 1 July 1917
Operations:	No patrols
Victories:	None

SMUB-60 was a German Type UB III submarineorU-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the Training Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 6 June 1917 as SM UB-60.^{[nb 1]}

She operated as part of the Training Flotilla based in Kiel. UB-60 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 26 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £1,850, but foundered in tow en-route from Chatham to Swansea for breaking-up on 12 June 1919.^[4]

Construction[edit]

She was built by AG VulcanofHamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 14 April 1917. UB-60 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Peter Ernst Eiffe. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-60 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-60 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8,420 nautical miles (15,590 km; 9,690 mi). UB-60 had a displacement of 508 t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 639 t (629 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) when surfaced and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) when submerged.

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