UB 85
| UB 85 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | UB III |
| Shipyard |
AG Weser, Bremen |
| 1. Period of service |
|
| Commissioning | November 24, 1917 |
| Whereabouts | Sunk in the Irish Sea on April 30, 1918. |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
651 t under water |
| length |
55.30 |
| width |
5.80 |
| Draft |
3.68 |
| crew |
34 |
| speed | |
UB 85 was a German class UB III submarine . The boat entered service on November 24, 1917. On April 30, 1918, the boat was shot at and sunk in the Irish Sea by the HMS Coreopsis . The 34-man crew were rescued.
The wreck may have been found in 2016 during offshore work to lay a submarine cable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apparently legendary German submarine UB-85 found , Stern, October 20, 2016.