Type UC II submarine
{{Short description|1916 class of German submarines}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= SM U 35 Hafen.jpg |Ship image size=300px |Ship caption=Two Type UC II submarines alongside Austro-Hungarian depot ship Amphitrite at Gjenovic, Bocche di Cattaro, in the Adriatic Sea }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name= |Operators={{navy|German Empire}} |Class before=UC I |Class after= UC III |Subclasses= |Cost=1,729,000–2,141,000 German Mark |Built range=1916–1918 |In service range= |In commission range=1916–1918 |Total ships building=64 |Total ships planned=64 |Total ships completed=64 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost=46 |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Coastal minelaying submarine |Ship displacement=
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| 434|t|LT|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} surfaced
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| 511|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length={{convert|49.35 |
| 53.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
|Ship beam= {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=
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| 600|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
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| 620|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed=
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| 12|kn}} surfaced
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| 7.4|kn}} submerged
|Ship range=
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| 10040|mi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|7|kn}} surfaced
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| 60|mi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship complement=3 officers, 23 enlisted |Ship sensors=1 periscope |Ship EW= |Ship armament=
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Type UC II minelaying submarines were used by the Imperial German Navy during World War I. They displaced 417 tons, carried guns, 7 torpedoes and up to 18 mines. The ships were double-hulled with improved range and seakeeping compared to the UC I type.
If judged only by the numbers of enemy vessels destroyed, the UC II is the most successful submarine design in history: According to modern estimates, they sank more than 1800 enemy vessels.{{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/wwi
|title=U-boat War in World War One
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=Uboat.net
}}
List of Type UC II submarines
There were 64 Type UC II submarines commissioned into the Imperial German Navy.
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- {{SMU|UC-16}}
- {{SMU|UC-17}}
- {{SMU|UC-18}}
- {{SMU|UC-19}}
- {{SMU|UC-20}}
- {{SMU|UC-21}}
- {{SMU|UC-22}}
- {{SMU|UC-23}}
- {{SMU|UC-24}}
- {{SMU|UC-25}}
- {{SMU|UC-26}}
- {{SMU|UC-27}}
- {{SMU|UC-28}}
- {{SMU|UC-29}}
- {{SMU|UC-30}}
- {{SMU|UC-31}}
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- {{SMU|UC-32}}
- {{SMU|UC-33}}
- {{SMU|UC-34}}
- {{SMU|UC-35}}
- {{SMU|UC-36}}
- {{SMU|UC-37}}
- {{SMU|UC-38}}
- {{SMU|UC-39}}
- {{SMU|UC-40}}
- {{SMU|UC-41}}
- {{SMU|UC-42}}
- {{SMU|UC-43}}
- {{SMU|UC-44}}
- {{SMU|UC-45}}
- {{SMU|UC-46}}
- {{SMU|UC-47}}
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- {{SMU|UC-48}}
- {{SMU|UC-49}}
- {{SMU|UC-50}}
- {{SMU|UC-51}}
- {{SMU|UC-52}}
- {{SMU|UC-53}}
- {{SMU|UC-54}}
- {{SMU|UC-55}}
- {{SMU|UC-56}}
- {{SMU|UC-57}}
- {{SMU|UC-58}}
- {{SMU|UC-59}}
- {{SMU|UC-60}}
- {{SMU|UC-61}}
- {{SMU|UC-62}}
- {{SMU|UC-63}}
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- {{SMU|UC-64}}
- {{SMU|UC-65}}
- {{SMU|UC-66}}
- {{SMU|UC-67}}
- {{SMU|UC-68}}
- {{SMU|UC-69}}
- {{SMU|UC-70}}
- {{SMU|UC-71}}
- {{SMU|UC-72}}
- {{SMU|UC-73}}
- {{SMU|UC-74}}
- {{SMU|UC-75}}
- {{SMU|UC-76}}
- {{SMU|UC-77}}
- {{SMU|UC-78}}
- {{SMU|UC-79}}
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{{Commons category|German Type UC II submarine}}
References
=Citations=
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=Bibliography=
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- {{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
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Category:German Type UC II submarines