SM UC-76
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | UC-76 |
| Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] |
| Yard number | 81[1] |
| Launched | 25 November 1916[1] |
| Commissioned | 17 December 1916[1] |
| Fate | surrendered, December 1918; broken up, 1919–20[1] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m)[2] |
| Beam | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)[2] |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (4 m)[4] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft)[4] |
| Complement | 26[4] |
| Armament | |
| Notes | 30-second diving time[2] |
| Service record | |
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| Commanders: | |
| Operations: | 10 patrols |
| Victories: | |
SM UC-76 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 25 November 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 December 1916 as SM UC-76.[Note 1] In 2 patrols UC-76 was credited with sinking 15 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-76 was surrendered on 1 December 1918 and broken up at Brighton Ferry in 1919–20.[1]
Design
A German Type UC II submarine, UC-76 had a displacement of 410 tonnes (400 long tons) when at the surface and 493 tonnes (485 long tons) while submerged. It had a total length of 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m), a beam of 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in),[2] and a draught of 4 m (13 ft 1 in).[4] The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 500 metric horsepower (490 shp; 370 kW) (a total of 1,000 metric horsepower (990 shp)*, two electric motors each producing 340 kilowatts (460 shp; 460 PS), and two propeller shafts. It had a dive time of 30 seconds[2] and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[4]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph) and a submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph). When submerged, it could operate for 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, it could travel 8,660 to 10,230 nautical miles (16,040 to 18,950 km; 9,970 to 11,770 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph).[2] UC-76 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes,[4] eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) KL/30 deck gun.[2] Its complement was twenty-six crew members.[4]
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 1917 | Naamah | 269 | Sunk | |
| 7 March 1917 | Vulcana | 219 | Sunk | |
| 9 March 1917 | Dana | 753 | Sunk | |
| 12 March 1917 | HMS E49 | 725 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Caliban | 215 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Chinkiang | 125 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Crown Prince | 103 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Equerry | 168 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Fife Ness | 123 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Largo Bay | 125 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Lillian | 120 | Sunk | |
| 12 April 1917 | Osprey | 106 | Sunk | |
| 13 April 1917 | HMT Pitstruan | 206 | Sunk | |
| 17 April 1917 | Robert | 1,445 | Sunk | |
| 17 April 1917 | Winifredian | 10,422 | Damaged | |
| 18 April 1917 | Bergensgut | 2,029 | Sunk |
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Lang-en) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC-76". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tarrant, p. 173.
- ^ Gröner 1985, p. 59.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gardiner, p. 182.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Barten". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Ziegner". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Karl Palmgren". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC-76". German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
Bibliography
- Bendert, Harald (2001). Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0758-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-764-7. OCLC 20338385.