SM ''UB-74'' 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 24 October 1917 as SM ''UB-74''.) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''., group=Note ''UB-74'' was serving in the Flanders Flotillas. On 26 May 1918 she was sunk by with depth charges in the English channel.

Construction

She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, launched at Hamburg on 12 September 1917. ''UB-74'' was commissioned later that same year under the command of ''Kptlt.'' Karl Neureuther. Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-74'' carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a deck gun. ''UB-74'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . ''UB-74'' 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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