SM UB-130

History
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-130.
German Empire
Name	UB-130
Ordered	6 / 8 February 1917^[2]
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Cost	3,654,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	303
Laid down	14 September 1917^[3]
Launched	27 May 1918^[1]
Commissioned	28 June 1918^[1]
Fate	Surrendered 26 November 1918; foundered in tow off Hastings early 1919
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	512 t (504 long tons) surfaced 643 t (633 long tons) submerged
Length	55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.72 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × Benz four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,050 bhp (780 kW) 2 × Schiffsunion electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW)
Speed	13.9 knots (25.7 km/h; 16.0 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	7,280 nmi (13,480 km; 8,380 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 × 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	I Flotilla 21 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz^[4] 28 June – 11 November 1918
Operations:	1 patrol
Victories:	None

SM UB-130 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 28 June 1918 as SM UB-130.^{[Note 1]}

UB-130 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 26 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. Early in 1919 she sank in tow to a French port off Hastings.^[5] In 2001 her deck gun was raised and restored for preservation in Newhaven.^[6]

Construction

She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 27 May 1918. UB-130 was commissioned later the same year under the command of Kptlt. Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-130 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun. UB-130 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nautical miles (13,480 km; 8,380 mi). UB-130 had a displacement of 512 t (504 long tons) while surfaced and 643 t (633 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.9 knots (25.7 km/h; 16.0 mph) when surfaced and 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) when submerged.

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.

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
^ Rössler 1979, p. 55.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UB 130". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: the fate of enemy fleets after the two World Wars. Barnsley: Seaforth. pp. 24, 130. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
^ "The Deck Gun Of UB–130". www.keymilitary.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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.