She was built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft of Kiel and following just under a year of construction, launched at Kiel on 31 May 1917. UB-66 was commissioned later that same year under the command of Kptlt. Fritz Wernicke. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-66 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8cm (3.46in) deck gun. UB-66 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 9,090 nautical miles (16,830km; 10,460mi). UB-66 had a displacement of 513t (505 long tons) while surfaced and 647t (637 long tons) when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.2 knots (24.4km/h; 15.2mph) when surfaced and 7.6 knots (14.1km/h; 8.7mph) when submerged.
Previously recorded fate
UB-66 was previously thought to have been depth-charged by HMSCampanula off Cap Bon, Italy on 18 January 1918.[2] However, UB-66 was ordered to patrol in the eastern Mediterranean before sailing to Constantinople. She refueled in Beirut on 10 January, and was sighted off Famagusta on the 12th. UB-66 received credit for sinking Windsor Hall on 17 January, therefore, UB-66 could not have been off Cap Bon the following day.
↑Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Fritz Wernicke". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UB 66". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
