SM UB-118 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 January 1918 as SM UB-118.
UB-118 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was allocated to British explosive trials at Falmouth (see , , , , and ), but began to take water while in tow from Devonport to Falmouth, and was therefore sunk by her escort on 21 November 1920.
Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 13 December 1917. UB-118 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Kptlt. Hermann Arthur Krauß. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-118 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-118 would carry a crew of up to 3 officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of . UB-118 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 May 1918Yturri Bide582Sunk7 July 1918Carl2,486Sunk27 August 1918Ant Cassar3,544Sunk1 September 1918City of Glasgow6,457Sunk1 September 1918Mesaba6,833Sunk
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