SM UB-121
1918 shipsGerman Type UB III submarinesShips built in Bremen (state)U-boats commissioned in 1918World War I submarines of Germany
SM UB-121 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 10 February 1918 as SM UB-121.UB-121 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 20 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was transferred to France in 1919, but while in tow to Brest in company with U-118 she ran aground at Birling Gap on 15 April 1919. The wreck was sold by the British Admiralty to R. Longmate for £500 on 3 May 1919, and broken up in situ, although a few pieces remain in situ.
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Birling Gap Road, Wealden East Dean and Friston
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Birling Gap Road
BN20 0AA Wealden, East Dean and Friston
England, United Kingdom
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