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.
5-576: SM UC-43 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ( German : Kaiserliche Marine ) during World War I . The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 5 October 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 October 1916 as SM UC-43 . In two patrols UC-43 was credited with sinking 13 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-43
10-537: A maximum surface speed of 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h; 13.5 mph) and a submerged speed of 6.7 knots (12.4 km/h; 7.7 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 9,410 nautical miles (17,430 km; 10,830 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-43 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on
15-482: The stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun . Her complement was twenty-six crew members. Type UC II submarine 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. There were 64 Type UC II submarines commissioned into
20-420: Was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 260 metric horsepower (190 kW; 260 shp) (a total of 520 metric horsepower (380 kW; 510 shp)), two electric motors producing 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp), and two propeller shafts . She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft). The submarine had
25-423: Was torpedoed and sunk by HMS G13 north of Muckle Flugga on 10 March 1917. A Type UC II submarine , UC-43 had a displacement of 400 tonnes (390 long tons) when at the surface and 480 tonnes (470 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 49.45 m (162 ft 3 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in). The submarine
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