SM UC-3
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German Empire | |
Name: | UC-3 |
Ordered: | by November 1914[1] |
Builder: | AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number: | 47[1] |
Launched: | 28 May 1915[1] |
Commissioned: | 1 June 1915[1] |
Fate: | sunk by mine, 27 May 1916[1] |
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Class & type: | German 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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Operations: | 29 patrols |
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SM UC-3 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 28 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 1 June 1915 as SM UC-3.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-3 in her 29 patrols were credited with sinking 22 ships and damaging 2 others. UC-3 was mined and sunk on 27 May 1916.[1]
Design
A German Type UC I submarine, UC-3 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-3 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]
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[7] |
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5 July 1915 | Peik | Norway | 1,168 | Sunk |
14 July 1915 | Vivid | Belgium | 150 | Sunk |
20 July 1915 | HMY Rhiannon | Royal Navy | 137 | Sunk |
21 July 1915 | HMT Briton | Royal Navy | 196 | Sunk |
12 September 1915 | Ashmore | United Kingdom | 2,519 | Sunk |
14 October 1915 | Salerno | United Kingdom | 2,071 | Sunk |
16 October 1915 | Volscian | United Kingdom | 570 | Damaged |
17 October 1915 | HMT Javelin | Royal Navy | 205 | Sunk |
25 October 1915 | Selma | Norway | 1,654 | Sunk |
6 November 1915 | Alastair | United Kingdom | 366 | Sunk |
11 November 1915 | Rhineland | United Kingdom | 1,501 | Sunk |
17 November 1915 | Ulriken | Norway | 2,379 | Sunk |
29 November 1915 | HMS Duchess of Hamilton | Royal Navy | 553 | Sunk |
10 December 1915 | Nereus | Norway | 742 | Sunk |
11 December 1915 | Pinegrove | United Kingdom | 2,847 | Sunk |
18 December 1915 | Nico | Norway | 712 | Sunk |
21 December 1915 | HMS Lady Ismay | Royal Navy | 495 | Sunk |
27 December 1915 | Hadley | United Kingdom | 1,777 | Sunk |
14 January 1916 | Breslau | United Kingdom | 1,339 | Damaged |
18 January 1916 | Auvergne | French Navy | 523 | Sunk |
8 February 1916 | Argo | United Kingdom | 1,720 | Sunk |
28 February 1916 | Thornaby | United Kingdom | 1,782 | Sunk |
26 May 1916 | Denewood | United Kingdom | 1,221 | Sunk |
3 June 1916 | Golconda | United Kingdom | 5,874 | Sunk |
Notes
- ↑ "SM" stands for Seiner Majestäts (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the "U" for Unterseeboot translates as "His Majesty's Submarine".
- ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Tarrant, p. 173.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gröner 1991, pp. 30-31.
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References
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- Articles containing German-language text
- German Type UC I submarines
- U-boats commissioned in 1915
- World War I submarines of Germany
- U-boats sunk in 1916
- U-boats sunk by mines
- 1915 ships
- World War I minelayers of Germany
- Ships built in Hamburg
- World War I shipwrecks in the English Channel
- Ships lost with all hands