SM UB-117

	UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-117.
History
German Empire
Name	UB-117
Ordered	6 / 8 February 1917
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost	3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	323
Launched	21 November 1917
Commissioned	6 May 1918
Fate	Surrendered 26 November 1918, broken up in 1919 / 20
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	519 t (511 long tons) surfaced; 649 t (639 long tons) submerged;
Length	55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft; 2 × MAN-Vulcan four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085 bhp (809 kW); 2 × AEG electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW);
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 10 torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun;
Service record
Part of:	Flandern I Flotilla; 24 August – 4 October 1918; II Flotilla; 4 October – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Kptlt. Erwin Waßner; 6 June – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	3 patrols
Victories:	5 merchant ships sunk ; (9,342 GRT)

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.

History
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-117.
German Empire
Name	UB-117
Ordered	6 / 8 February 1917
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Cost	3,714,000 German Papiermark
Yard number	323
Launched	21 November 1917
Commissioned	6 May 1918
Fate	Surrendered 26 November 1918, broken up in 1919 / 20
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UB III submarine
Displacement	519 t (511 long tons) surfaced 649 t (639 long tons) submerged
Length	55.30 m (181 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.80 m (19 ft)
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shaft 2 × MAN-Vulcan four-stroke 6-cylinder diesel engines, 1,085 bhp (809 kW) 2 × AEG electric motors, 780 shp (580 kW)
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 depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 31 men
Armament	5 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 10 torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.13 in) deck gun
Service record
Part of:	Flandern I Flotilla 24 August – 4 October 1918 II Flotilla 4 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Kptlt. Erwin Waßner 6 June – 11 November 1918
Operations:	3 patrols
Victories:	5 merchant ships sunk (9,342 GRT)