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{{Other ships|German submarine U-79}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=UB 148 at sea 2.jpeg
|Ship caption=''UB-148'' at sea, a U-boat similar to ''UB-79''.
}}
{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=[[German Empire]]
|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}
|Ship name=''UB-79''
|Ship ordered=23 September 1916{{sfn|Rössler|1979|p=65}}
|Ship builder=[[Blohm & Voss]], [[Hamburg]]
|Ship original cost=3,338,000 [[German Papiermark]]
|Ship yard number=308
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=3 June 1917{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
|Ship completed=
|Ship commissioned=27 October 1917{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
|Ship fate=Surrendered 26 November 1918.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
|Ship class=[[Type UB III submarine]]
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|516|t|LT|lk=on|abbr=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|648|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length= {{convert|55.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} ([[o/a]])
|Ship beam={{convert|5.80|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|3.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*2 × [[propeller shaft (ship)|propeller shaft]]
*2 × [[MAN SE|MAN]] four-stroke 6-cylinder [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|809|kW|bhp|abbr=on|order=flip|lk=in}}
*2 × [[Siemens-Schuckert]] [[Motor-generator|electric motor]]s, {{convert|580|kW|shp|order=flip|abbr=on|lk=in}}
|Ship speed=*{{convert|13.6|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
*{{convert|7.8|kn}} submerged
|Ship range=*{{convert|8680|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|8|kn}} surfaced
*{{convert|55|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=3 officers, 31 men{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
|Ship armament=*5 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (4 bow, 1 stern)
*10 [[torpedo]]es
*1 × [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun]]
|Ship notes=
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{{Infobox service record
|is_ship= yes
|is_multi= yes
|partof=
|commanders=*''Kptlt.'' Woldemar Petri<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|id=242
|name=Woldemar Petri
|type=1comm
|accessdate=8 March 2015
}}</ref>
*27 October – 30 November 1917
|operations=No patrols
|victories = None
}}
|}
'''SM ''UB-79''''' was a German [[Type UB III submarine]] or [[U-boat]] in the [[German Imperial Navy]] ({{langx|de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during [[World War I]]. She was [[commission (ship)|commission]]ed into the German Imperial Navy on 27 October 1917 as SM ''UB-79''.{{#tag:ref|"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.|group=Note}}
''UB-79'' was surrendered in accordance with the requirements of the [[Armistice with Germany]] on 26 November 1918 and [[ship breaking|broken up]] at [[Swansea]] in 1922.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=25-30}}
==Construction==
{{Main|Type UB III submarine}}
She was built by [[Blohm & Voss]] of [[Hamburg]] and following just under a year of construction, [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] at Hamburg on 3 June 1917. ''UB-79'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] later that same year under the command of ''Kptlt.'' Woldemar Petri. Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-79'' carried 10 [[torpedo]]es and was armed with a [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun]]. ''UB-79'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of {{convert|8,680|nmi|lk=in}}. ''UB-79'' had a displacement of {{convert|516|t|LT|lk=in|abbr=on}} while surfaced and {{convert|648|t|LT|abbr=on}} when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at {{convert|13.6|kn|lk=in}} when surfaced and {{convert|7.8|kn}} when submerged.
==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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== Bibliography ==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{Cite book| last = Bendert| first = Harald |title=Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine, 1914-1918. Einsätze, Erfolge, Schicksal | location = [[Hamburg]] | publisher = [[Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH]]| year = 2000 | isbn = 3-8132-0713-7 | language = German}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
*{{cite book |last1=Rössler |first1=Eberhard |title=Die deutschen U-Boote und ihre Werften: eine Bilddokumentation über den deutschen U-Bootbau; in zwei Bänden |date=1979 |publisher=[[Bernard & Graefe]] |location=[[Munich]] |volume=I|isbn=3-7637-5213-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIvfAAAAMAAJ |language=de}}
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