Type UC II submarine
Two Type UC II submarines alongside Austro-Hungarian depot ship Amphitrite at Gjenovic, Bocche di Cattaro, in the Adriatic Sea | |
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Builders |
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Operators | Imperial German Navy |
Preceded by | UC I |
Succeeded by | UC III |
Cost | 1,729,000–2,141,000 German Mark |
Built | 1916–1918 |
In commission | 1916–1918 |
Planned | 64 |
Building | 64 |
Completed | 64 |
Lost | 46 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal minelaying submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 49.35–53.15 m (161 ft 11 in – 174 ft 5 in) o/a |
Beam | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 23 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems | 1 periscope |
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Type UC II minelaying submarines were used by the Imperial German Navy during World War I. They displaced 417 tons, carried guns, 7 torpedoes and up to 18 mines. The ships were double-hulled with improved range and seakeeping compared to the UC I type.
If judged only by the numbers of enemy vessels destroyed, the UC II is the most successful submarine design in history: According to modern estimates, they sank more than 1800 enemy vessels.[1]
List of Type UC II submarines
There were 64 Type UC II submarines commissioned into the Imperial German Navy.
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See also
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References
Citations
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-boat War in World War One". Uboat.net.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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Type UC II submarines
- UC-16
- UC-17
- UC-18
- UC-19
- UC-20
- UC-21
- UC-22
- UC-23
- UC-24
- UC-25
- UC-26
- UC-27
- UC-28
- UC-29
- UC-30
- UC-31
- UC-32
- UC-33
- UC-34
- UC-35
- UC-36
- UC-37
- UC-38
- UC-39
- UC-40
- UC-41
- UC-42
- UC-43
- UC-44
- UC-45
- UC-46
- UC-47
- UC-48
- UC-49
- UC-50
- UC-51
- UC-52
- UC-53
- UC-54
- UC-55
- UC-56
- UC-57
- UC-58
- UC-59
- UC-60
- UC-61
- UC-62
- UC-63
- UC-64
- UC-65
- UC-66
- UC-67
- UC-68
- UC-69
- UC-70
- UC-71
- UC-72
- UC-73
- UC-74
- UC-75
- UC-76
- UC-77
- UC-78
- UC-79
- Preceded by: Type UC I
- Followed by: Type UC III