SM UB-67

History
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-67.
German Empire
Name	UB-67
Ordered	20 May 1916^[2]
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	3,276,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	285
Launched	16 June 1917^[1]
Commissioned	23 August 1917^[1]
Fate	Surrendered 24 November 1918, broken up at Swansea in 1922^[1]
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	513 t (505 long tons) surfaced 647 t (637 long tons) submerged
Length	55.83 m (183 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.67 m (12 ft)
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	13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	9,090 nmi (16,830 km; 10,460 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) 10 torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	V Flotilla 24 October 1917 – 1 April 1918 Training Flotilla 1 April – 21 October 1918 I Flotilla 21 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz 23 August 1917 – 30 November 1917 Kptlt. Gerhard Schulz 1 December 1917 – 20 October 1918 Oblt.z.S. Hellmuth von Doemming 21 October – 11 November 1918
Operations:	3 patrols
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (13,936 GRT) 1 warship sunk (810 tons)

SM UB-67 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 23 August 1917 as SM UB-67.^{[Note 1]}

UB-67 was serving in the Mediterranean as a training boat before being surrendered to the British on 24 November 1918 and broken up at Swansea in 1922.^[1]

Construction

She was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 16 June 1917. UB-67 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-67 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun. UB-67 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-67 had a displacement of 513 t (505 long tons) while surfaced and 647 t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph) when surfaced and 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) when submerged.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage^{[Note 2]}	Fate^[3]
4 February 1918	Aurania	United Kingdom	13,936	Sunk
10 November 1918	HMS Ascot	Royal Navy	810	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.
^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
^ Rössler 1979, p. 27.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 67". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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. 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.