SM UB-119

SM UB-119 was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 9 February 1918 as SM UB-119.

UB-119 was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Rathlin Island, County Donegal, Ireland, United Kingdom, at (55.26667°N, -6.4°W) by the steamer SS Green Island with the loss of all 34 members of her crew.

Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 13 December 1917. UB-119 was commissioned early the next year under the command of Oblt.z.S. Walter Kolbe. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-119 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm deck gun. UB-119 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 7,280 nmi. UB-119 had a displacement of 512 t while surfaced and 643 t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.9 kn when surfaced and 7.6 kn when submerged.