SM UC-18
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-18.
SM UC-18 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 29 August 1915 and was launched on 4 March 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 August 1916 as SM UC-18.[Note 1] In 6 patrols UC-18 was credited with sinking 34 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-18 was sunk by the British Q ship HMS Lady Olive on 19 February 1917.[1]
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Name | UC-18 |
Ordered | 29 August 1915[1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number | 268[1] |
Launched | 4 March 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 15 August 1916[1] |
Fate | Sunk by British Q ship, 19 February 1917[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
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Notes | 35-second diving time |
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Operations: | 6 patrols |
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