SM UB-148

	UB-148 at sea
History
German Empire
Name	UB-148
Ordered	27 June 1917
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Cost	4,301,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	314
Laid down	27 October 1917
Launched	7 August 1918
Commissioned	19 September 1918
Fate	Surrendered to the US, sunk as target
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type UB III submarine
Displacement	523 t (515 long tons) surfaced; 653 t (643 long tons) submerged;
Length	55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.75 m (12 ft 4 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	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 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
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
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Walter Warzecha; 19 September – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	No patrols
Victories:	None

SM UB-148 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat built for the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 September 1918 as UB-148. UB-148 was surrendered to the United States in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany on 1 December 1918 and later sunk as target by USS Sicard.

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