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with the helmsman and a lookout, was able to partially close the hatch before the entire submarine slipped below the waves, depositing the three men in the water. On board the submarine, water continued to pour in through the hatch and the boat was sinking by the stern. Voigt ordered the interior
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design: a small submarine that could be shipped by rail to a port of operations and quickly assembled. Constrained by railroad size limitations, the UB I design called for a boat about 28 metres (92 ft) long and displacing about 125 tonnes (123 long tons) with two
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from 500 yards, which passed under Manica's shallow draught, the submarine was then sighted outside net, two torpedoes fired and missed Manica, which hit the net at an acute angle and burst. An attack two days later on similar vessels was also unsuccessful.
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were still cruising in the Black Sea out of Varna. The Germans did not have good luck in the Black Sea, which was not a priority for them. The Bulgarians, who saw the value of the submarines in repelling Russian attacks, began negotiations to purchase
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to the surface where the boat's diesel engines were restarted. Voigt circled back for the missing crewmen but only the watch officer and helmsman were recovered; the lookout had drowned.
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was complete at the Germaniwerft yard, they were both readied for rail shipment. The process of shipping a UB I boat involved breaking the submarine down into what was essentially a
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on 15 March, despite the fact that the Austrian pair was still not ready. German engineers and technicians that accompanied the German boats to Pola worked under the supervision of
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was ineffective because she was hampered by her limited torpedo supply and her weak engines, which made negotiating the strong currents there nearly impossible. Because of this,
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in August 1921. However, in July 2011 Viceadmiral Manushev, Commander of the Bulgarian Navy, announced that the submarine, discovered in 2010 at the sea bottom near the town of
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allies to send submarines to the Dardanelles to help attack the British and French fleet pounding Turkish positions. The Germans induced the
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hatch to the control room sealed and all the ballast tanks filled with compressed air to increase buoyancy. The tactic returned
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would not have been able to make the entire journey to Turkey, so on 2 May, she was towed by the Austrian cruiser
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between 127 and 141 tonnes (125 and 139 long tons), depending on whether surfaced or submerged. She carried two
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Ernst von Voigt, a 27-year-old first-time U-boat commander. At commissioning, the boat temporarily joined the
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The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867–1918: Navalism, Industrial Development, and the Politics of Dualism
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battlecruiser as part of a decoy operation. In October, she helped repel a Russian bombardment of Bulgaria.
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had developed a leak and was undergoing repairs that eventually kept her at Pola until 27 April. See:
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was rated to a diving depth of 50 metres (160 ft), and could completely submerge in 33 seconds.
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found itself without suitable submarines that could be operated in the narrow and shallow seas off
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was running on the surface when the stern of the boat suddenly dropped. The watch officer, on the
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s first patrol under the Bulgarian flag took place on 4 and 5 July 1916 when she sailed to
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of 3.03 metres (9 ft 11 in). She had a single 59-brake-horsepower (44 kW)
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and an Austrian commander. Her German crew at Pola—since it was still the intent for
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in the German Imperial Navy in April when the Austrians opted out of the agreement.
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Wielding the Dagger: the MarineKorps Flandern and the German War Effort, 1914–1918
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was 28.10 metres (92 ft 2 in) long, 3.15 metres (10 ft 4 in)
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Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal
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raced back into the Adriatic without incident. Two days after her departure,
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45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
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German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
2043:(in Bulgarian). Съюз на подводничарите в Република България. Archived from 1909:
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s standard complement consisted of one officer and thirteen enlisted men.
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was last boat of the initial allotment of eight submarines—numbered from
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With the change of heart from the Austrians, Germany resolved to retain
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A 47 mm from the UB-8 on display at the Naval Museum Varna Bulgaria.
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for training at the German submarine school there. The transfer of
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for surface travel, and a single 119-shaft-horsepower (89 kW)
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The Central Powers in the Adriatic, 1914–1918: War in a Narrow Sea
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U-boats Destroyed: The Effect of Anti-submarine Warfare, 1914–1918
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took place on 25 May 1916, but for reasons unreported in sources,
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began attacks on Varna and the Bulgarian coast on 25 October.
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and other Turkish leaders were pleading with their German and
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Hans Adam, head of the newly created U-boat special command (
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was surrendered to the French on 23 February 1919. Towed to
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plan to disguise large liners as Royal Navy capital ships.
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Cropley, Ralph E. (April 1918). "Only the Naval Reserve".
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Cropley, Ralph E. (April 1918). "Only the Naval Reserve".
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was a little under 28 metres (92 ft) in length and
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and send her to the aid of the Turks. So, the boat was
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spent the majority of her German career patrolling the
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was originally one of a pair of UB I boats sent to the
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s construction neared completion in early March 1915,
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Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary on 23 May 1915.
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5.51 knots (10.20 km/h; 6.34 mph) submerged
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and commissioned in a ceremony that was attended by
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(1985). 1770: 1768: 1396: 960:were still not ready, and eventually Admiral 2220:Gibson, R. H.; Maurice Prendergast (2003) . 2184: 2158:(Enlarged and completely revised ed.). 2034: 2032: 2030: 2028: 2026: 2024: 1868: 1866: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1737: 1735: 1733: 1492:"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: 1092:. There are no reports of any deaths during 1014:from Pola down the Adriatic and through the 853: 1987: 1985: 1889: 1887: 1842: 1840: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1306:). Although the commissioning ceremony for 2468: 2064: 2062: 1964: 1940: 1938: 1936: 1934: 1816: 1814: 1792: 1790: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1765: 1759: 1230:(most well-known under her former name of 1220:was never able to launch any attacks, but 699: 2071: 2021: 2003: 1863: 1856: 1854: 1852: 1730: 1652: 1650: 1648: 433:(11.98 km/h; 7.45 mph) surfaced 2406: 2348: 2321: 2277: 2012: 1982: 1973: 1905:"WWI U-boat commanders: Ernst von Voigt" 1884: 1837: 1823: 1277: 1156: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2441: 2107: 2059: 1944: 1931: 1922: 1875: 1811: 1777: 1706: 1704: 1623: 1123:) based in Constantinople (present-day 850:Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine 603:and was also armed with a deck-mounted 2829: 2375: 2351:Verschollen: World War I U-boat losses 2153: 2134: 1955: 1849: 1805: 1702: 1700: 1698: 1696: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1688: 1686: 1684: 1645: 1393:, she was scrapped after August 1921. 1106:became the first submarine in the new 623:in March 1915 for reassembly. She was 2507: 2286: 2246: 2038: 1994: 1139:, where she was active by late July. 355:28.10 m (92 ft 2 in) ( 211: 50: 2077: 1902: 1710: 975:into the German Imperial Navy as SM 940:was assigned the Austrian number of 575:was ordered in October 1914 and was 345:142 t (140 long tons) submerged 2222:The German Submarine War, 1914–1918 2118:Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH 2009:Gibson and Prendergast, pp. 124–25. 1681: 1622:and not in the Mediterranean. See: 1382:s activities were greatly reduced. 1326:that supplemented its machine gun. 1273: 13: 2872:World War I submarines of Bulgaria 2326:. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. 2000:Gibson and Prendergast, pp. 73–74. 483:2 × 45 cm (17.7 in) bow 375:3.03 m (9 ft 11 in) 367:3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) 14: 2883: 2862:World War I submarines of Germany 979:on 23 April under the command of 654:. The U-boat sank only one ship, 2867:Submarines of the Bulgarian Navy 2816:List of Austro-Hungarian U-boats 2737: 2658: 2518: 2137:U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels 1440: 1270:remained under the German flag. 1080:, which was a participant in an 931: 213: 52: 31: 16:German Type UB I-class submarine 2444:The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945 2100: 1896: 1605: 1584: 1575: 1536: 1533:submarine. See: Miller, p. 458. 1511: 638:Although briefly a part of the 1486: 1003:Because of her limited range, 1: 2785:(Austria-Hungary)   2322:Koburger, Charles W. (2001). 1639: 1185:, battleships of the Russian 1161:Podvodnik No. 18/Подводник 18 492:1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) 134:Sold to Bulgaria, 25 May 1916 2857:U-boats commissioned in 1915 2474:U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy 2349:Messimer, Dwight R. (2002). 1402:Ships sunk or damaged by SM 998:Deutsche U-Halbflotille Pola 735:—ordered on 15 October from 7: 2837:German Type UB I submarines 2510:German Type UB I submarines 2407:Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994). 1468: 1463: 1451: 1426: 928:at Pola sometime in April. 10: 2888: 2278:Йорданов, Николай (1999). 2247:Grant, Robert M. (2002) . 2162:: Brookside Publications. 2154:Bonsor, N. R. P. (1978) . 1961:Bonsor, vol.3, pp. 945–46. 1618:was a part of the British 1454: 1438: 1431: 1397:Summary of raiding history 1385:After the end of the war, 1224:launched a torpedo at the 1135:was sent to patrol in the 18: 2806: 2770: 2735: 2656: 2516: 1493: 948:to be transferred to the 564: 313: 280: 240: 183:23 May 1915 – 15 May 1916 165:4 June 1915 – 25 May 1916 138: 45: 30: 2255:: Periscope Publishing. 2108:Bendert, Harald (2000). 1496:) and combined with the 1479: 1189:, and aircraft from the 314:General characteristics 2442:Tarrant, V. E. (1989). 2417:Purdue University Press 2413:West Lafayette, Indiana 2287:Karau, Mark D. (2003). 1506:His Majesty's Submarine 1504:would be translated as 1108:Constantinople Flotilla 700:Design and construction 661:, was disguised by the 652:Constantinople Flotilla 465:50 metres (160 ft) 268:Surrendered to France, 161:Constantinople Flotilla 2811:List of German U-boats 2376:Miller, David (2002). 1796:Йорданов, pp. 130–145. 1283: 1162: 1120: 997: 917: 854: 849: 542: 2666:Austro-Hungarian Navy 2293:Westport, Connecticut 2195:Naval Institute Press 2160:Saint Brélade, Jersey 2156:North Atlantic Seaway 2078:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1903:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1711:Helgason, Guðmundur. 1281: 1160: 870:—with the promise of 837:Austro-Hungarian Navy 613:Austro-Hungarian Navy 505:33-second diving time 252:purchased 25 May 1916 201:1 merchant ship sunk 2526:Imperial German Navy 1948:The Atlantic Monthly 1872:Koburger, pp. 82–83. 1627:The Atlantic Monthly 1351:; then southward to 1212:, both based out of 1146:fired a torpedoe at 1026:slipped the tow and 710:German Imperial Navy 553:in 1916 and renamed 530:German Imperial Navy 157:23 May – 4 June 1915 21:German submarine U-8 2847:Ships built in Pola 2842:Ships built in Kiel 2382:St. Paul, Minnesota 2191:Annapolis, Maryland 2080:"Ships hit by UB 8" 2047:on 27 February 2009 2039:Панайотов, Атанас. 1713:"WWI U-boats: UB 8" 1406: 1286:Upon acceptance of 1201:Imperator Nikolai I 950:K.u.K. Kriegsmarine 936:During her trials, 855:K.u.K. Kriegsmarine 323:Type UB I submarine 2470:Williamson, Gordon 1747:Miller, pp. 46–47. 1668:Miramar Ship Index 1563:on 11 October 2021 1551:"Tengeralattjárók" 1401: 1312:Crown Prince Boris 1294:, she was renamed 1284: 1163: 1016:Straits of Otranto 682:Crown Prince Boris 642:at commissioning, 549:. She was sold to 543:Kaiserliche Marine 281:Service record as 139:Service record as 2824: 2823: 2799:(Austria-Hungary) 2676: 2487:978-1-84176-362-0 2453:978-0-87021-764-7 2426:978-1-55753-034-9 2391:978-0-7603-1345-9 2360:978-1-55750-475-3 2333:978-0-275-97071-0 2306:978-0-313-32475-8 2262:978-1-904381-00-6 2204:978-0-87021-907-8 2068:Gardiner, p. 412. 1893:Sondhaus, p. 268. 1881:Gardiner, p. 341. 1808:, pp. 22–23. 1477: 1476: 1191:seaplane carriers 880:as replacements. 775:Siemens-Schuckert 663:British Admiralty 509: 508: 408:Siemens-Schuckert 307:Ivan Variklechkov 2879: 2754:Podvodnik No. 18 2743: 2741: 2740: 2669: 2664: 2662: 2661: 2524: 2522: 2521: 2505: 2504: 2499: 2465: 2438: 2403: 2372: 2345: 2318: 2283: 2274: 2243: 2216: 2181: 2150: 2131: 2095: 2094: 2092: 2090: 2075: 2069: 2066: 2057: 2056: 2054: 2052: 2036: 2019: 2018:Halpern, p. 233. 2016: 2010: 2007: 2001: 1998: 1992: 1991:Halpern, p. 236. 1989: 1980: 1979:Halpern, p. 118. 1977: 1971: 1968: 1962: 1959: 1953: 1952: 1942: 1929: 1928:Messimer, p. 12. 1926: 1920: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1900: 1894: 1891: 1882: 1879: 1873: 1870: 1861: 1860:Koburger, p. 82. 1858: 1847: 1846:Halpern, p. 116. 1844: 1835: 1832: 1821: 1818: 1809: 1803: 1797: 1794: 1775: 1774:Tarrant, p. 172. 1772: 1763: 1757: 1748: 1745: 1728: 1727: 1725: 1723: 1708: 1679: 1678: 1676: 1674: 1665: 1654: 1633: 1631: 1609: 1603: 1602:two weeks later. 1588: 1582: 1579: 1573: 1572: 1570: 1568: 1562: 1555: 1540: 1534: 1515: 1509: 1495: 1490: 1446: 1444: 1443: 1429: 1407: 1400: 1387:Podvodnik No. 18 1381: 1377:Podvodnik No. 18 1347:, Mangalia, and 1334: 1330:Podvodnik No. 18 1314:and his brother 1308:Podvodnik No. 18 1296:Podvodnik No. 18 1274:Bulgarian career 1115: 1098: 1046:On 29 May 1915, 992: 912: 857: 844: 833:Austro-Hungarian 826: 816: 678:Podvodnik No. 18 599:for her two bow 568: 556:Podvodnik No. 18 537: 283:Podvodnik No. 18 242: 232:Podvodnik No. 18 221: 218: 217: 216: 62: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 27: 2887: 2886: 2882: 2881: 2880: 2878: 2877: 2876: 2827: 2826: 2825: 2820: 2802: 2766: 2738: 2736: 2731: 2668: 2659: 2657: 2652: 2519: 2517: 2512: 2502: 2488: 2454: 2427: 2392: 2384:: MBI Pub. Co. 2361: 2334: 2307: 2263: 2232: 2205: 2170: 2147: 2128: 2103: 2098: 2088: 2086: 2076: 2072: 2067: 2060: 2050: 2048: 2037: 2022: 2017: 2013: 2008: 2004: 1999: 1995: 1990: 1983: 1978: 1974: 1970:Tarrant, p. 23. 1969: 1965: 1960: 1956: 1943: 1932: 1927: 1923: 1913: 1911: 1901: 1897: 1892: 1885: 1880: 1876: 1871: 1864: 1859: 1850: 1845: 1838: 1833: 1824: 1819: 1812: 1804: 1800: 1795: 1778: 1773: 1766: 1760:Williamson 2002 1758: 1751: 1746: 1731: 1721: 1719: 1709: 1682: 1672: 1670: 1656: 1655: 1646: 1642: 1637: 1636: 1610: 1606: 1589: 1585: 1580: 1576: 1566: 1564: 1560: 1553: 1549: 1541: 1537: 1516: 1512: 1491: 1487: 1482: 1441: 1439: 1399: 1379: 1332: 1276: 1237:In early 1916, 1187:Black Sea Fleet 1181:had joined the 1175:Varna, Bulgaria 1111: 1096: 988: 981:Kapitänleutnant 934: 908: 905:Kapitänleutnant 840: 824: 814: 782:propeller shaft 702: 650:as part of the 533: 387:propeller shaft 219: 214: 212: 202: 180:Ernst von Voigt 110:4 December 1914 80:15 October 1914 58: 53: 51: 41: 24: 17: 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Index

German submarine U-8
SM UB-8
German Empire
Germaniawerft
Kiel
Pola Flotilla
Constantinople Flotilla
GRT
Bulgarian
broken up
Bizerta
Bulgarian Navy
Type UB I submarine
t
long tons
o/a
propeller shaft
Daimler
diesel engine
bhp
Siemens-Schuckert
electric motor
shp
knots
nmi
torpedo tubes
machine gun
Type UB I
submarine
U-boat

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