SM UB-48 [SEP] vessel class
SM UB-48
The SM "UB-48" was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. It was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 11 June 1917 as SM "UB-48".
The submarine conducted nine patrols and sank 32 ships during the war for a total loss of and one destroyer. It operated as part of the Pola Flotilla and later the II Mediterranean U-boat Flotilla based in Cattaro. "UB-48" was one of the most successful
with a deck-mounted machine gun. "UB-13" was broken into sections and shipped by rail to Antwerp for reassembly. She was launched in March 1915 and commissioned as SM "UB-13" in April.
"UB-13" spent her entire career in the Flanders Flotilla and sank 11 merchant ships, about half of them British fishing vessels. In March 1916, "UB-13" was responsible for sinking the Dutch ocean liner , raising the ire of the Dutch public. "Tubantia" was the largest neutral vessel sunk during