SM UB-86

SM UB-86 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 31 October 1917 as SM UB-86.

UB-86 was surrendered to the British on 24 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. On her way to Falmouth, Cornwall, UB-86 and three other u-boats stranded and were broken up in Falmouth in 1921.

Construction
She was built by AG Weser of Bremen and following just under a year of construction, launched at Bremen on 10 October 1917. UB-86 was commissioned later that same year. Like all Type UB III submarines, UB-86 carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 8.8 cm deck gun. UB-86 would carry a crew of up to 3 officer and 31 men and had a cruising range of 8180 nmi. UB-86 had a displacement of 516 t while surfaced and 647 t when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at 13.4 kn when surfaced and 7.5 kn when submerged.