SM ''UB-72'' was a German

Type UB III submarine The Type UB III submarine was a class of U-boat built during World War I by the German Imperial Navy. UB III boats carried 10 torpedoes and were usually armed with either an or a deck gun. They carried a crew of 34 and had a cruising range of ...

or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (german: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 9 September 1917 as SM ''UB-72''.) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''., group=Note ''UB-72'' was serving in the English Channel when she was sunk by a torpedo from at on 12 May 1918.

Construction

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 30 July 1917. ''UB-72'' was commissioned later that same year . Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-72'' carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. ''UB-72'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . ''UB-72'' 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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