Name UB-93 Builder AG Vulcan, Hamburg Commissioned 15 May 1918 Draft 3.73 m | Ordered 6/8 February 1917 Yard number 109 Launched 12 April 1918 | |
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Cost 3,654,000 German Papiermark | ||
SM UB-93 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 May 1918 as SM UB-93.
UB-93 was surrendered to Britain on 21 November 1918 and broken up in Rochester in 1922.
Construction
She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 12 April 1918. UB-93 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Karl Thouret. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-93 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-93 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,120 nautical miles (13,190 km; 8,190 mi). UB-93 had a displacement of 510 t (500 long tons) while surfaced and 640 t (630 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) when surfaced and 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) when submerged.