SM UB-117 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. She was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 6 May 1918 as SM UB-117.
UB-117 was surrendered to the British on 26 November 1918 and broken up in Felixstowe in 1919 / 20.
Construction
She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 21 November 1917. UB-117 was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of Kptlt. Erwin Waßner. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-117 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-117 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-117 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 DateNameNationalityTonnageTonnages are in gross register tonsFate16 September 1918Acadian2,305Sunk17 September 1918Lavernock2,406Sunk18 September 1918Buffalo2,359Sunk18 September 1918John O. Scott1,235Sunk18 September 1918Primo1,037Sunk
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