SM UC-47
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-47.
SM UC-47 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, laid down on 1 February 1916, and was launched on 30 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 13 October 1916 as SM UC-47.[Note 1] In 13 patrols UC-47 was credited with sinking 58 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-47 was rammed and depth charged by British patrol boat P-57, under the command of H.C. Birnie, off Flamborough Head on 18 November 1917. UC-47 went down with all hands.[1][6]
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Name | UC-47 |
Ordered | 20 November 1915[1] |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen[2] |
Yard number | 257[1] |
Laid down | 1 February 1916[1] |
Launched | 30 August 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 13 October 1916[1] |
Fate | Rammed, depth charged and sunk by patrol boat off Flamborough Head, 18 November 1917[1] |
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Class and type | Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.67 m (12 ft 0 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
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Notes | 30-second diving time |
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Operations: | 13 patrols |
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