SM UB-133[Note 1] was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. Completed after the end of hostilities, she was not commissioned into the German Imperial Navy but surrendered to Britain in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. In 1922 she was broken up in Rochester.[2]
 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-133.
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-133 |
| Ordered | 27 June 1917[1] |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Cost | 3,485,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 310 |
| Launched | 27 September 1918[2] |
| Completed | 20 April 1919[2] |
| Fate | Surrendered, broken up in Rochester in 1922[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.83 m (183 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.77 m (12 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
Construction
editShe was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 27 September 1918. UB-133 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-133 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,090 nautical miles (16,830 km; 10,460 mi). UB-133 had a displacement of 533 t (525 long tons) while surfaced and 656 t (646 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) when surfaced and 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when submerged.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
Citations
edit- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 28.
- ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
Bibliography
edit- 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. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1979). Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. I. Munich: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.