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 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.