SM UB-90
UB-148 at sea, a U-boat similar to UB-90. | |
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UB-90 |
| Ordered | 6 / 8 February 1917 |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Cost | 3,654,000 German Papiermark |
| Yard number | 106 |
| Launched | 12 February 1918 |
| Commissioned | 21 March 1918 |
| Fate | Sunk 16 October 1918 by British submarine |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UB III submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 55.52 m (182 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 31 men |
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| Operations: | 2 patrols |
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SM UB-90 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 21 March 1918 as SM UB-90.
On 16 October 1918, UB-90 was hit by a torpedo from HMS L12 at 57°55′N 10°27′E / 57.917°N 10.450°E and sunk. All 38 crew members died in the event.