SM UB-55

SM UB-55 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. She was commissioned into the Flanders Flotilla of the German Imperial Navy on 1 July 1917 as SM UB-55.
She operated as part of the Flanders Flotilla based in Zeebrugge. UB-55 was sunk at 05:05 on 22 April 1918 at after striking a mine, 30 crew members lost their lives in the event.

Construction

She was built by AG Weser, Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 9 May 1917. UB-55 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Ralph Wenninger. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-55 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-55 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of. UB-55 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.