SM UC-65
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Name | UC-65 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number | 281[1] |
Launched | 8 July 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 7 November 1916[1] |
Fate | torpedoed and sunk by HMS C15 on 3 November 1917[1] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Beam |
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Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
Armament |
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Notes | 35-second diving time |
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Operations: | 11 patrols |
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SM UC-65 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 8 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 7 November 1916 as SM UC-65.[Note 1] In eleven patrols UC-65 was credited with sinking 105 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-65 was torpedoed and sunk by HMS C15 on 3 November 1917.[1][7]
Design
A German Type UC II submarine, UC-65 had a displacement of 427 tonnes (420 long tons) when at the surface and 508 tonnes (500 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 50.35 m (165 ft 2 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 300 metric horsepower (220 kW; 300 shp) (a total of 600 metric horsepower (440 kW; 590 shp)), two electric motors producing 620 metric horsepower (460 kW; 610 shp), and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a submerged speed of 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 10,420 nautical miles (19,300 km; 11,990 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-65 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.[3]
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[8] |
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8 February 1917 | Guillaume Tell | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
8 February 1917 | Mary Ann | ![]() |
17 | Sunk |
10 February 1917 | Sallagh | ![]() |
325 | Sunk |
11 February 1917 | Lycia | ![]() |
2,715 | Sunk |
11 February 1917 | Olivia | ![]() |
242 | Sunk |
11 February 1917 | Voltaire | ![]() |
409 | Sunk |
12 February 1917 | Pinna | ![]() |
6,288 | Damaged |
13 February 1917 | Friendship | ![]() |
37 | Sunk |
13 February 1917 | Zircon | ![]() |
48 | Sunk |
14 February 1917 | Ferga | ![]() |
791 | Sunk |
14 February 1917 | Greenland | ![]() |
1,753 | Sunk |
14 February 1917 | Inishowen Head | ![]() |
3,050 | Sunk |
14 February 1917 | Margarita | ![]() |
375 | Sunk |
15 February 1917 | Afton | ![]() |
1,156 | Sunk |
15 February 1917 | Kyanite | ![]() |
564 | Sunk |
16 February 1917 | Queenswood | ![]() |
2,710 | Sunk |
16 February 1917 | Ville De Bayonne | ![]() |
1,301 | Sunk |
19 February 1917 | Alice | ![]() |
18 | Sunk |
19 February 1917 | Brigade | ![]() |
425 | Sunk |
19 February 1917 | Justine Marie | ![]() |
16 | Sunk |
19 February 1917 | Saint Louis De Gonzague | ![]() |
53 | Sunk |
19 February 1917 | Skrim | ![]() |
727 | Sunk |
19 February 1917 | Violette | ![]() |
36 | Sunk |
25 February 1917 | Saint Joseph | ![]() |
42 | Sunk |
25 February 1917 | Vigda | ![]() |
1,851 | Sunk |
26 February 1917 | Alberdina | ![]() |
134 | Sunk |
26 February 1917 | Algiers | ![]() |
2,361 | Sunk |
26 February 1917 | Hannah Croasdell | ![]() |
151 | Sunk |
27 February 1917 | Brunette | ![]() |
104 | Sunk |
27 February 1917 | Evadne | ![]() |
189 | Sunk |
28 February 1917 | Marie Joseph | ![]() |
192 | Sunk |
28 February 1917 | Sjøstad | ![]() |
1,155 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Germaine | ![]() |
24 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Bout De Zan | ![]() |
13 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Diamond Cross | ![]() |
29 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Drina | ![]() |
11,483 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Elise II | ![]() |
48 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Elorn | ![]() |
603 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | General Radiguet | ![]() |
24 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | HMHS Glenart Castle | ![]() |
6,824 | Damaged |
1 March 1917 | Homocea | ![]() |
58 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Joseph Adolphine | ![]() |
21 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | N.D. de Lourdes | ![]() |
47 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Reine des Anges | ![]() |
47 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Saint Joseph | ![]() |
20 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Sainte Famille | ![]() |
25 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Seigneur | ![]() |
53 | Sunk |
1 March 1917 | Sarus | ![]() |
unknown | Damaged |
24 March 1917 | Bruyere | ![]() |
100 | Sunk |
24 March 1917 | Ennistown | ![]() |
689 | Sunk |
24 March 1917 | Fairearn | ![]() |
592 | Sunk |
24 March 1917 | Howe | ![]() |
175 | Sunk |
24 March 1917 | Korsnaes | ![]() |
732 | Sunk |
25 March 1917 | Adenwen | ![]() |
3,798 | Sunk |
25 March 1917 | Brandon | ![]() |
130 | Sunk |
25 March 1917 | Fringante | ![]() |
124 | Sunk |
25 March 1917 | Poseidon | ![]() |
2,589 | Sunk |
27 March 1917 | Kelvinhead | ![]() |
3,063 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Ardglass | ![]() |
778 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Dagali | ![]() |
742 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Harvest Home | ![]() |
103 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Laima | ![]() |
148 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Snowdon Range | ![]() |
4,662 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Wychwood | ![]() |
1,985 | Sunk |
28 March 1917 | Guillemot | ![]() |
unknown | Sunk |
30 March 1917 | Puma | ![]() |
1,459 | Damaged |
6 April 1917 | Thelma | ![]() |
1,350 | Sunk |
7 April 1917 | Lapland | ![]() |
18,565 | Damaged |
9 April 1917 | City of New York | ![]() |
10,798 | Damaged |
26 April 1917 | Agnes Cairns | ![]() |
146 | Sunk |
26 April 1917 | Athole | ![]() |
150 | Sunk |
26 April 1917 | Bretagne Et Vendee | ![]() |
79 | Sunk |
27 April 1917 | Burrowa | ![]() |
2,902 | Sunk |
28 April 1917 | Alu Mendi | ![]() |
2,104 | Sunk |
1 May 1917 | Helen | ![]() |
322 | Sunk |
1 May 1917 | Ivrig | ![]() |
1,197 | Sunk |
1 May 1917 | W. D. Potts | ![]() |
112 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Amber | ![]() |
401 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Derrymore | ![]() |
485 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Dora | ![]() |
296 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Earnest | ![]() |
111 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Morion | ![]() |
299 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Saint Mungo | ![]() |
402 | Sunk |
2 May 1917 | Taizan Maru | ![]() |
3,527 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | New Design No.2 | ![]() |
66 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | Pilar De Larrinaga | ![]() |
4,136 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | Strumble | ![]() |
45 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | Victorious | ![]() |
39 | Sunk |
7 May 1917 | Maude | ![]() |
93 | Sunk |
8 May 1917 | San Patricio | ![]() |
9,712 | Damaged |
22 May 1917 | Merse | ![]() |
296 | Sunk |
17 June 1917 | Fraser | ![]() |
310 | Sunk |
17 June 1917 | Tartar | ![]() |
850 | Damaged |
18 June 1917 | Gauntlet | ![]() |
58 | Sunk |
18 June 1917 | Vaering | ![]() |
2,157 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | Aghia Paraskevi | ![]() |
2,795 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | Constantinos | ![]() |
3,014 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | Kong Haakon | ![]() |
2,231 | Sunk |
24 June 1917 | Taigetos | ![]() |
2,961 | Sunk |
25 June 1917 | Petritzis | ![]() |
3,692 | Sunk |
28 June 1917 | Lizzie Ellen | ![]() |
114 | Sunk |
20 July 1917 | Fluent | ![]() |
3,660 | Sunk |
26 July 1917 | HMS Ariadne | ![]() |
11,000 | Sunk |
27 July 1917 | Bellagio | ![]() |
3,919 | Damaged |
27 July 1917 | Candia | ![]() |
6,482 | Sunk |
28 July 1917 | Saint Emilion | ![]() |
1,112 | Sunk |
19 August 1917 | General Dutemple | ![]() |
585 | Sunk |
25 August 1917 | Garm | ![]() |
725 | Sunk |
25 August 1917 | Nerma | ![]() |
689 | Sunk |
29 August 1917 | Laura C. Anderson | ![]() |
960 | Sunk |
31 August 1917 | Erissos | ![]() |
2,885 | Damaged |
1 September 1917 | Peronne | ![]() |
3,342 | Sunk |
25 September 1917 | Paolina | ![]() |
1,337 | Sunk |
3 October 1917 | Tasmania | ![]() |
3,662 | Sunk |
18 October 1917 | Comrades | ![]() |
63 | Sunk |
31 October 1917 | North Sea | ![]() |
1,711 | Sunk |
2 November 1917 | Branksome Hall | ![]() |
4,262 | Damaged |
References
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
- ^ a b c Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto Steinbrinck (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Viebeg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Claus Lafrenz (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ *Innes McCartney (2002). Lost Patrols: Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 65". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
Bibliography
- Bendert, Harald (2001). Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0758-7.
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