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Name | UC-1 |
Ordered | November 1914 [1] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg [2] |
Yard number | 45 [1] |
Launched | 26 April 1915 [1] |
Commissioned | 5 July 1915 [1] |
Fate | Missing since 18 July 1917 [1] ; possibly sunk by mines off Nieuwpoort, Belgium |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Type UC I submarine |
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Beam | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 3.04 m (10 ft) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 14 |
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Service record | |
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Operations: | 80 patrols |
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SM UC-1 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German : Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 26 April 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 July 1915 as SM UC-1. [Note 1] Mines laid by UC-1 in her 80 patrols were credited with sinking 41 ships. UC-1 disappeared after 18 July 1917. [1]
A Type UC I submarine, UC-1 had a displacement of 168 tonnes (165 long tons) when at the surface and 183 tonnes (180 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 33.99 m (111 ft 6 in), a beam of 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.04 m (10 ft). The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing 90 metric horsepower (66 kW; 89 shp), an electric motor producing 175 metric horsepower (129 kW; 173 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft). [3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 780 nautical miles (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UC-1 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one 8 millimetres (0.31 in) machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members. [3]
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 2] | Fate [11] |
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30 June 1915 | HMS Lightning | ![]() | 320 | Sunk |
14 July 1915 | Rym | ![]() | 1,073 | Sunk |
15 July 1915 | HMT Agamemnon II | ![]() | 225 | Sunk |
30 July 1915 | Prince Albert | ![]() | 1,820 | Sunk |
31 July 1915 | Galicia | ![]() | 5,922 | Damaged |
8 August 1915 | HMT Ben Ardna | ![]() | 197 | Sunk |
14 August 1915 | Highland Corrie | ![]() | 7,583 | Damaged |
9 September 1915 | Balakani | ![]() | 3,696 | Sunk |
22 October 1915 | HMT Scott | ![]() | 288 | Sunk |
9 November 1915 | Irene | ![]() | 543 | Sunk |
27 November 1915 | Klar | ![]() | 518 | Sunk |
3 December 1915 | HMT Etoile Polaire | ![]() | 278 | Sunk |
16 December 1915 | Levenpool | ![]() | 4,844 | Damaged |
24 December 1915 | HMT Carilon | ![]() | 226 | Sunk |
24 December 1915 | Embla | ![]() | 1,172 | Sunk |
2 January 1916 | Glocliffe | ![]() | 2,211 | Damaged |
18 January 1916 | Rijndam | ![]() | 12,527 | Damaged |
19 January 1916 | Leoville | ![]() | 775 | Sunk |
28 January 1916 | Perth | ![]() | 3,522 | Damaged |
30 January 1916 | Maasdijk | ![]() | 3,557 | Sunk |
11 February 1916 | Alabama | ![]() | 891 | Sunk |
25 March 1916 | Duiveland | ![]() | 1,297 | Sunk |
27 March 1916 | Empress of Midland | ![]() | 2,224 | Sunk |
4 April 1916 | Bendew | ![]() | 3,681 | Sunk |
12 April 1916 | Colombia | ![]() | 5,644 | Damaged |
20 April 1916 | Lodewijk Van Nassau | ![]() | 3,350 | Sunk |
2 May 1916 | Fridland | ![]() | 4,960 | Damaged |
26 May 1916 | El Argentino | ![]() | 6,809 | Sunk |
18 June 1916 | Mendibil-mendi | ![]() | 4,501 | Sunk |
26 June 1916 | Astrologer | ![]() | 912 | Sunk |
26 June 1916 | HMT Tugela | ![]() | 233 | Sunk |
28 June 1916 | Mercurius | ![]() | 129 | Sunk |
30 June 1916 | HMT Whooper | ![]() | 302 | Sunk |
16 July 1916 | Alto | ![]() | 2,266 | Sunk |
16 July 1916 | Mopsa | ![]() | 885 | Sunk |
30 July 1916 | Claudia | ![]() | 1,144 | Sunk |
11 August 1916 | F. Stobart | ![]() | 801 | Sunk |
23 August 1916 | HMT Birch | ![]() | 215 | Sunk |
27 August 1916 | HMD Ocean Plough | ![]() | 99 | Sunk |
31 August 1916 | HMD Tuberose | ![]() | 67 | Sunk |
1 September 1916 | Dronning Maud | ![]() | 1,102 | Sunk |
4 September 1916 | HMT Jessie Nutten | ![]() | 187 | Sunk |
6 October 1916 | Lanterna | ![]() | 1,685 | Sunk |
8 November 1916 | HMS Zulu | ![]() | 1,027 | Sunk |
28 December 1916 | Torpilleur 317 | ![]() | 100 | Sunk |
1 January 1917 | Sussex | ![]() | 5,686 | Damaged |
15 January 1917 | Port Nicholson | ![]() | 8,418 | Sunk |
11 May 1917 | HMT Bracklyn | ![]() | 303 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | HMS Kempton | ![]() | 810 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | HMS Redcar | ![]() | 810 | Sunk |