SM UB-36 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 22 July 1915 and launched on 15 January 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 May 1916 as SM UB-36.
The submarine sank seven ships in twelve patrols. She herself was sunk in May 1917, but her fate is a matter of dispute. Some sources claim that UB-36 was rammed and presumably sunk by the French steamer in the English Channel off Ushant, France, on 21 May 1917. Other sources states that this in fact was and that UB-36 struck a mine and sank elsewhere.
Design A Type UB II submarine, UB-36 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Körting six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total , two Siemens-Schuckert electric motors producing , and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UB-36 was fitted with two torpedo tubes, four torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. She had a complement of twenty-one crew members and two officers and a 42-second dive time.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate30 July 1916Anna172Sunk30 July 1916Pitea644Captured as prize1 August 1916Hudiksvall481Sunk1 August 1916Pehr Brahe499Sunk18 March 1917Avance273Captured as prize1 April 1917Jolie Brise18Sunk1 April 1917Providence De Dieu15Sunk16 April 1917Marden297Sunk16 April 1917Rochester Castle102Sunk
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