SM UB-143
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-143. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-143 |
| Ordered | 27 June 1917 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Cost | 4,301,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 309 |
| Laid down | 27 Oct 1917 |
| Launched | 21 August 1918 |
| Commissioned | 3 October 1918 |
| Fate | Surrendered to Japan 1 December 1918 |
| Japan | |
| Name | O-7 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1918 |
| Fate | Broken up in Yokohama in 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.85 m (183 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft) |
| Draught | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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| Operations: | No patrols |
| Victories: | None |
SM UB-143 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 3 October 1918 as SM UB-143.
She was surrendered to Japan on 1 December 1918 and served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as O-7 until 1921, when she was broken up in Yokohama.