SM UC-71
German Type UC II minelaying submarine - World War 1 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SM UC-71 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 12 January 1916 and was launched on 12 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 28 November 1916 as SM UC-71.[Note 1] In 19 patrols UC-71 was credited with sinking 63 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-71 sank on 20 February 1919 in the North Sea while on her way to be surrendered.[1] Discovery a century later of her wreck with all hatches open suggested she had been deliberately scuttled by her own crew (all of whom survived).[10]
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Name | UC-71 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number | 287[1] |
Launched | 12 August 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 28 November 1916[1] |
Fate | Sunk on way to surrender, 20 February 1919[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 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: | 19 patrols |
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