SM UB-78

SM UB-78 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 20 October 1917 as SM UB-78.
The submarine struck a naval mine off Dover and sank at position on 19 April 1918 all 35 crew lost.

Construction

She was built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 2 June 1917. UB-78 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Woldemar Petri. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-78 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. UB-78 would carry a crew of up to 3 officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of. UB-78 had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.