SM ''UB-116'' was a German Type UB III submarine or

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in the

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(german: Kaiserliche Marine) during

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. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 24 May 1918 as SM ''UB-116''.) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''., group=Note ''UB-116'' was sunk by a remote-controlled mine at off

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while making an attempt to enter

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in order to attack units of the British

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as part of the final German Naval offensive of the war. According to Uboat.net, ''UB-116'' hit a mine and was next finished off by depth charges while trying to reach the empty Scapa anchorage. All hands were lost (36 sailors).

Construction

She was built by

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and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 4 November 1917. ''UB-116'' was commissioned in the spring the next year under the command of ''Oblt.z.S.'' Erich Stephan. Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-116'' carried 10

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es and was armed with a deck gun. ''UB-116'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . ''UB-116'' had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged.

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