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]
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 t (471 short tons), surfaced[2] 508 t (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 m (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] |
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
Bibliography
- 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.