 UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-72.
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UB-72 |
| Ordered | 23 September 1916[1] |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,337,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 96 |
| Launched | 30 July 1917[2] |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1917[2] |
| Fate | Sunk 12 May 1918 at 50°8′N 2°41′W / 50.133°N 2.683°W by British submarine.[2] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| 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) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men[2] |
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| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | 5 patrols |
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SM UB-72 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 9 September 1917 as SM UB-72.[Note 1]
UB-72 was serving in the English Channel when she was sunk by a torpedo from HMS D4 at 50°8′N 2°41′W / 50.133°N 2.683°W on 12 May 1918.[2]
- ^ Rössler 1979, p. 61.
- ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 25–30.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Creutzfeld". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Friedrich Traeger". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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