SM UC-73

History
German Empire
Name	UC-73
Ordered	12 January 1916
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	289
Launched	26 August 1916
Commissioned	24 December 1916
Fate	surrendered, January 1919; broken up, 1919–20
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type UC II submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 427 metric tons (471 short tons), surfaced; 508 metric tons (560 short tons), submerged
Length	165 ft 2 in (50.34 m)
Beam	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Draft	12 ft 2 in (4 m)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 500 bhp (370 kW); 2 × electric motors, 460 shp (340 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 12.0 knots (22.2 km/h), surfaced; 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h), submerged
Endurance	list error: <br /> list (help); 10,420 nautical miles @ 7 knots, surfaced; (19,300 km @ 13 km/h); 52 nautical miles @ 4 knots, submerged; (96 km @ 7.4 km/h)
Test depth	50 meters (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); 6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes; 18 × UC 200 mines; 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern); 7 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) KL/30 deck gun
Notes	35-second diving time

SM UC-73 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 26 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 24 December 1916 as SM UC-73.^{[Note 1]} In 10 patrols UC-73 was credited with sinking 9 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-73 was surrendered on 6 January 1919 and broken up at Brighton Ferry in 1919–20.^[1]

Notes

^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Lang-en) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC-73". U-Boat War in World War I. Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Tarrant, p. 173.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Gardiner, p. 182.

Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870219078. 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 9780870217647. OCLC 20338385.

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History

German Empire
Name	UC-73
Ordered	12 January 1916^[1]
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg^[2]
Yard number	289^[1]
Launched	26 August 1916^[1]
Commissioned	24 December 1916^[1]
Fate	surrendered, January 1919; broken up, 1919–20^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	German Type UC II submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help) 427 metric tons (471 short tons), surfaced^[2] 508 metric tons (560 short tons), submerged
Length	165 ft 2 in (50.34 m)^[2]
Beam	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)^[2]
Draft	12 ft 2 in (4 m)^[3]
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 500 bhp (370 kW)^[3] 2 × electric motors, 460 shp (340 kW)^[3]
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help) 12.0 knots (22.2 km/h), surfaced^[2] 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h), submerged
Endurance	list error: <br /> list (help) 10,420 nautical miles @ 7 knots, surfaced^[3] (19,300 km @ 13 km/h) 52 nautical miles @ 4 knots, submerged^[3] (96 km @ 7.4 km/h)
Test depth	50 meters (160 ft)^[3]
Complement	26^[3]
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help) 6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes^[3] 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) KL/30 deck gun^[2]
Notes	35-second diving time^[2]