SM UC-34
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Name | UC-34 |
Ordered | 20 November 1915[1] |
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Yard number | 275[1] |
Launched | 6 May 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 25 September 1916[1] |
Fate | Scuttled at Pola, 30 October 1918[1] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
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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 |
Service record[1] | |
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Operations: | 9 patrols |
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SM UC-34 was a German
On 30 December 1917 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Obermüller, UC-34 torpedoed the British troop ship HMT Aragon off the Port of Alexandria.[4][5] Aragon's escort, the destroyer HMS Attack, rescued 300 to 400 survivors but then UC-34 torpedoed and sank her was well. Of 2,500 personnel who had been aboard Aragon, 610 were killed.[4][5]
UC-34 was scuttled at Pola on 28 October 1918 on the surrender of Austria-Hungary.[1]
Design
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The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) and a submerged speed of 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 54 nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 10,180 nautical miles (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-34 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 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[6] |
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27 December 1916 | Maud | ![]() |
176 | Sunk |
28 December 1916 | Seedonis | ![]() |
284 | Sunk |
6 April 1917 | Rahmanich | ![]() |
100 | Sunk |
6 April 1917 | Spithead | ![]() |
4,697 | Sunk |
8 April 1917 | Geilan Bahri | ![]() |
19 | Sunk |
10 April 1917 | Fotis | ![]() |
3,526 | Damaged |
11 April 1917 | Imperial Transport | ![]() |
4,648 | Sunk |
4 May 1917 | Cameleon | ![]() |
179 | Sunk |
31 May 1917 | Ozarda | ![]() |
4,791 | Damaged |
2 June 1917 | Cameronian | ![]() |
5,861 | Sunk |
7 June 1917 | Liliana | ![]() |
70 | Sunk |
30 June 1917 | Caledonien | ![]() |
4,140 | Sunk |
13 September 1917 | Bengali | ![]() |
5,684 | Damaged |
25 October 1917 | Euston | ![]() |
2,841 | Sunk |
12 November 1917 | Barbary | ![]() |
4,185 | Sunk |
30 December 1917 | HMT Aragon | ![]() |
9,588 | Sunk |
30 December 1917 | HMS Attack | ![]() |
785 | Sunk |
31 December 1917 | HMS Osmanieh | ![]() |
4,041 | Sunk |
8 April 1918 | Bengali | ![]() |
5,684 | Sunk |
9 April 1918 | Vasconia | ![]() |
3,052 | Sunk |
1 August 1918 | Columbia | ![]() |
5,570 | Sunk |
6 August 1918 | Clan Macneil | ![]() |
3,939 | Sunk |
10 August 1918 | Patra | ![]() |
45 | Sunk |
10 August 1918 | Tatarrax | ![]() |
6,216 | Sunk |
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.
- gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 34". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Tarrant 1989, p. 173
- ^ a b Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Aragon". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Last Song on Doomed Ship". The Northern Star. Lismore, New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 34". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
References
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, MD: OCLC 12119866.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Tarrant, V.E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. OCLC 20338385.