For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-26 and French ship Roland Morillot.
| SM UB-26 | |
|---|---|
 SM UB-45 a u-boat similar to UB-26 | |
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | UB-26 |
| Ordered: | 30 April 1915[1] |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen[1] |
| Cost: | 1,291,000 German Papiermark[2] |
| Yard number: | 240[1] |
| Launched: | 14 December 1915[1] |
| Commissioned: | 7 January 1916[2] |
| Fate: | sunk in Le Havre harbour[2] |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Roland Morillot |
| Namesake: | Roland Morillot |
| Acquired: | 30 August 1917[2] |
| Decommissioned: | 21 January 1925[2] |
| Fate: | broken up after testing in 1931[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type UB II submarine |
| Displacement: |
265 t (261 long tons) ↑[2] 291 t (286 long tons) ↓[2] |
| Length: | 36.13 m (118 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Beam: | 436 m (1,430 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Draft: | 3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Propulsion: |
2 × propeller shafts 2 × Daimler diesel engines, 284 shp (212 kW)[2] 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motor, 280 shp (210 kW)[2] |
| Speed: |
8.9 knots (16.5 km/h) ↑[2] 5.72 knots (10.59 km/h) ↓[2] |
| Range: |
7,200 nautical miles (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) @ 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) ↑[2] 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) @ 4 knots ↓[2] |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft)[2] |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 21 men[2] |
| Armament: |
2 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes[2] 4 × torpedoes (later 6) 1 × 5 cm SK L/40 gun[2] |
| Notes: | 30-second diving time[2] |
SM UB-26 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German language: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 14 December 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 7 January 1916 as SM UB-26.[Note 1] UB-26 was trapped in anti-submarine nets trailed by the French destroyer Trombe and was scuttled in Le Havre harbour on 5 April 1916. She was raised by the French on 30 August 1917 and served as Roland Morillot until 21 January 1925. She was used in tests before finally being broken up in Cherbourg in 1935.[2]
Notes[]
- ↑ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. III. Koblenz: Bernhard&Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Bendert, Harald (2000). Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal. Hamburg: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH. ISBN 3-8132-0713-7.
- Rössler, Eberhard (1979). U-Bootbau bis Ende des 1. Weltkrieges, Konstruktionen für das Ausland und die Jahre 1935 - 1945. I. Munich: Bernhard&Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-5213-7.
Coordinates: 49°28′N 0°2′E / 49.467°N 0.033°E
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