SM UB-48
Introduction 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 35 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 U-boats serving in the Mediterranean. The boat was assigned the number  in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. It was scuttled in Pola after the surrender of Austria-Hungary on 28 October 1918.
Construction ''UB-48'' was ordered by the GIN on 20 May 1916 and built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg. Following less than a year of construction, it was launched at Hamburg on 6 January 1917. ''UB-48'' was commissioned later that same year under the command of Wolfgang Steinbauer. Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-48'' carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a  deck gun. ''UB-48'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of . ''UB-48'' had a displacement of  while surfaced and  when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at  when surfaced and  when submerged.
Summary of raiding history SM UB 48 under Captain Lieutenant Wolfgang Steinbauer invaded the Italian port of Carloforte on 29 April 1918 and destroyed the British steamer Kingstonian, two British salvage steamers and a French barque+Ships sunk or damaged by SM UB-48 Date Name Nationality Tonnage Fate''Roanoke''4,803Sunk HMS ''Prize''199Sunk''Kongsli''5,826Sunk''Serra Do Marco''74Sunk''Serra Do Pilar''65Sunk''Winlaton''3,270Sunk''Hathor''3,823Sunk''Imera''1,172Sunk''Citta Di Bari''1,489Sunk''Niki''511Sunk''Valparaiso''4,930Sunk''Pera''7,635Sunk''Collegian''7,520Sunk''Glenbridge''3,845Damaged''Dowlais''3,016Sunk''Gerasimos''3,845Sunk''Consols''3,756Sunk''Volonta Di Dio''43Sunk''Harlaw''821Sunk''Celia''5,004Sunk''Edilio''4,719Sunk''Newminster Abbey''3,114Sunk''Aboukir''3,660Sunk''Sturton''4,406Sunk''Upada''5,257Damaged''Leopold D’or''2,300Sunk''Romany''3,983Sunk''Saint Jean''287Damaged''Kingstonian''6,564SunkHMT ''Dalkeith''748Sunk''Monte Bianco''988DamagedHMT ''Moose''208Damaged''Franklyn''4,919Sunk''Tyler''3,928Sunk''Clan Ross''5,971Damaged''San Antonio''389Sunk''Christophero Colombo''264Sunk''Nivernais''2,555Sunk''Penhallow''4,318Sunk''Balkan''1,709Sunk''Nordboen''2,417Sunk''Baron Minto''4,537Damaged''Monviso''4,020Damaged''Voltaire''18,400Damaged
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