SM UB-104

UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-104.
History
German Empire
NameUB-104
Ordered6 / 8 February 1917
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number310
Launched1 September 1917
Commissioned15 March 1918
FateSunk by mine on 19 September 1918
General characteristics
Class & typeType UB III submarine
Displacement
  • 519 t (511 long tons) surfaced
  • 649 t (639 long tons) submerged
Length55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,420 nmi (13,740 km; 8,540 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 depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement3 officers, 31 men
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Ernst Berlin
  • 15 March – 26 July 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Thomas Bieber
  • 27 July – 21 September 1918
Operations: 3 patrols
Victories: 11 merchant ships sunk
(15,958 GRT)

SM UB-104 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 March 1918 as SM UB-104.

UB-104 was sunk by mine in at the Northern Barrage on 19 September 1918.