SM UB-54 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 12 June 1917 as SM UB-54.
The submarine conducted 6 patrols and sank 14 ships during the war for a total loss of .
She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-54 was apparently sunk on 11 March 1918 at by British destroyers , , and using depth charges, all hands were lost.
Construction
UB-54 was ordered 20 May 1916. She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 18 April 1917. UB-54 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Egon von Werner.Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-54 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-54 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-54 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate20 August 1917HMS Vala1,016Sunk25 August 1917Frigga1,046Sunk13 December 1917Chili1,318Sunk20 December 1917Noris583Sunk21 December 1917Orne928Sunk23 December 1917Ragna1,747Sunk27 January 1918Nr. 1426Sunk29 January 1918De Julia13Sunk29 January 1918De Twee Marcels13Sunk29 January 1918H. Debra Huysseme46Sunk29 January 1918Jean Mathilde12Sunk29 January 1918Le Jeune Arthur25Sunk29 January 1918Marie16Sunk30 January 1918Ferryhill411Sunk
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