Engineering:German Type UC II submarine
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 Two Type UC II submarines alongside Austro-Hungarian depot ship Amphitrite at Gjenovic, Bocche di Cattaro, in the Adriatic Sea
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| Class overview | |
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 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 |
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| Type: | Coastal minelaying submarine |
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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) |
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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.
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-boat War in World War One". http://uboat.net/wwi.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. 2. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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