SM UB-88 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 26 January 1918 as SM UB-88 .

UB-88, assigned to the I U-Flotille Flandern (First Submarine Flotilla, Flanders) at Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast, cleared Kiel, Germany, on 4 June 1918 and set course to proceed...

Commissioned on January 26, 1918, the UB-88 was 182’ in length, 19’ in beam and 510 tons. She is credited with sinking 16 allied vessels during her nine months of service. At the end of the war, the sub was one of six submarines turned over to the United States.

The UB 88 was a small straight torpedo type of submarine (UB-III class), carrying ten torpedoes, one 8.8 cm. gun, and bombs which were used for destroying surrendered merchant vessels. She was propelled by two six-cylinder, four cycle, 450 revolution, 550 H.P. reversing Diesel engines.

UB-88 drew the longest itinerary of the five U-boats. She was assigned to the ports on the east coast south of Savannah, Ga.; ports on the Gulf coast; the Mississippi River as far north as Memphis, Tenn., and the west coast.

Oct 22, 2024 · The German submarine UB-88 was surrendered to the Allies at Wilhemshaven at the end of the war on November 11, 1918. She was interred there for two weeks before being taken over by USN. A crew had been dispatched from the U.S., arriving in March 1919.

The UB-88 was a small straight torpedo type of submarine, carrying ten torpedoes, one 8.8 cm. gun, and bombs which were used for destroying surrendered merchant vessels. She was propelled by two six-cylinder four cycle, 450 revolution, 550 H. P. reversing Diesel engines.

German submarine U-88 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the Flender Werke in Lübeck as yard number 292, launched on 16 August 1941 and commissioned on 15 October with Kapitänleutnant Heino Bohmann in …

The UB88 Project was formed from the common desire to be the first to locate and document the only German U-boat off the west coast of the United States. We didn't stop with the attainment of that single goal.

UB-88, moored alongside the float at Pier 18, Balboa, Canal Zone, on 13 August 1919. UB-88: arrived here at 17:50 on the 12th following her Canal transit and was open to visitors from 09"00 - 20:00 on the 13th. She departed at 10:25 the next morning for Corinto, Nicaragua.