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KAISERLICHE MARINE (GERMANY)

SUBMARINES

UC II type coastal submarine minelayers (1916-1917)

UC61 1918

Project history: UC II type minelayers; double-hulled boats with improved range and sea-keeping compared with the UC I type. They varied in details (particularly the shape of the bow) and machinery was increased in power in later boats. War orders C (UC16-33) and H (UC34-79).

Modernizations: 1918, some survived: - 1 x 1 - 88/27; + 1 x 1 - 105/42 Utof L/45 C/16

Naval service: UC16 was mined in the English Channel 23.10.1917. UC18 was sunk by British decoy vessel Lady Olive 19.2.1917 in the English Channel. UC19 was sunk by British destroyer Ariel in the English Channel 6.12.1916. UC21 was lost by unknown cause in September-October 1917 in the North Sea area. UC24 was torpedoed 24.5.1917 by French submarine Circé in the Adriatic Sea. UC25, UC34 and UC53 were scuttled at Pola by own crews 28.10.1918, 30.10.1918 and 28.10.1918 respectively. UC26 was sunk by British destroyers Milne, Mentor and Miranda 9.5.1917 in the mouth of Thames. UC29 was sunk in Atlantic 7.6.1917 by British decoy vessel Pargust. UC30 was mined in the North Sea 19.4.1917. UC32 sank after explosion of own mine in the laying tube 23.2.1917 in the North Sea. UC33 was sunk by British patrol boat P61 S of Ireland. UC35 was sunk by French patrol ship Ailly 16.5.1918 SW of Sardinia. UC36 was was sunk by unknown cause 18.5.1917 in the North Sea. UC37 was captured by Antanta 25.11.1918 at Sevastopol. UC38 was sunk by French destroyer Lansquenet 14.12.1917 in the Gulf of Corinth. UC39 was sunk by British destroyer Thrasher 8.2.1917 in the North Sea. UC40 foundered by unknown cause on transfer route 21.1.1919 in the North Sea. UC41 was sunk by own mine and British trawlers Jacinth, Thomas Young and Chikara 21.8.1917 in the North Sea. UC42 was sunk by own mine 10.9.1917 S of Ireland. UC43 was torpedoed by British submarine G13 in the Atlantis 10.3.1917. UC44 was mined 5.8.1917 S of Ireland. UC45 was lost 17.9.1917 in the underwater accident, salvaged 11.4.1918, commissioned again in October, 1918. UC46 was sunk by British destroyer Liberty 8.2.1917 in the English Channel. UC47 was sunk by British patrol boat P57 18.11.1917 in the North Sea. UC48 was badly damaged by depth charges from British ships off El Ferrol 20.3.1918, interned by Spain and finally lost on transfer route off El Ferrol 15.3.1919. UC49 was sunk by British destroyer Opossum and 7 motor launches 8.8.1918 SSW of Berry Head. UC50 was sunk by British destroyer Zubian 4.2.1918 in the English Channel. UC51 was mined 17.11.1917 in the English Channel. UC54 was scuttled 28.10.1918 at Trieste. UC55 was accidentally damaged 29.9.1917 off Lerwick and later sunk by British trawler Moravia and destroyers Sylvia and Tyrade. UC56 was interned 23.5.1918 by Spain at Santander after engine damage and later was transferred to France. UC57 was sunk on Russian mine 19.11.1917 in the Gulf of Finland. UC61 wrecked 26.7.1917 in the English Channel. UC62 was mined in mid- October 1917 off Portland. UC63 was torpedoed by British submarine E52 in the English Channel 1.11.1917. UC64 was mined 20.6.1918 in the English Channel. UC65 was torpedoed by British submarine C15 in the English Channel 3.11.1917. UC66 was sunk by British trawler Sea King 12.6.1917 in the English Channel. UC68 was stricken by own mine 13.3.1917 ENE of Star Point. UC69 collided with submarine U96 6.12.1917 in the English Channel and sank. UC70 was sunk by British monitors 5.6.1917 at Ostend, salvaged, commissioned again in January 1918 and sunk again by British destroyer Ouse 28.8.1918 in the North Sea. UC71 was lost by unknown cause 20.2.1919 in the North Sea on transfer route. UC72 was sunk by British decoy vessel Acton 20.8.1917 in the Thames mouth. UC74 was interned at Barcelona 21.11.1918 with empty fuel tanks and transferred to France next year. UC75 was sunk by British destroyer Fairy 31.5.1918 in the North Sea. UC76 was lost after explosion of own mine in the laying tube 10.5.1917 off Helgoland, salvaged that day, commissioned again and interned 13.11.1918 at Carlscrona (Sweden). UC77 was lost by unknown cause in July 1918 in the English Channel. UC78 was lost in May 1918 in the English Channel by unknown cause. UC79 was probably mined in April 1918 in the English Channel.

UC31 1918

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