SM UC-79
Appearance
History | |
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Name | UC-79 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number | 84[1] |
Launched | 19 December 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 22 January 1917[1] |
Fate | Sunk by mine off Cap Gris Nez, March – April 1918[1] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam |
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Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
Armament |
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Notes | 30-second diving time |
Service record | |
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Operations: | 11 patrols |
Victories: |
SM UC-79 was a German
German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I
.
Design
A
propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 30 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph) and a submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 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 8,660 to 10,230 nautical miles (16,040 to 18,950 km; 9,970 to 11,770 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-79 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.[3]
History
UC-79 was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was
Cap Gris Nez, France in late March or early April 1918. Royal Navy divers located the wreck in that area in August 1918.[1]
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 2] | Fate[8] |
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23 April 1917 | Ydun | ![]() |
645 | Captured as prize |
24 April 1917 | Harald Haarfager | ![]() |
475 | Captured as prize |
28 April 1917 | Laura | ![]() |
787 | Captured as prize |
28 April 1917 | Storebelt | ![]() |
599 | Captured as prize |
15 May 1917 | Ellen | ![]() |
786 | Captured as prize |
16 May 1917 | Thorunn | ![]() |
990 | Captured as prize |
17 May 1917 | Alexander Shukoff | ![]() |
1,652 | Captured as prize |
18 May 1917 | Magnus | ![]() |
1,297 | Captured as prize |
20 May 1917 | Otto | ![]() |
152 | Captured as prize |
20 May 1917 | Pomona | ![]() |
789 | Captured as prize |
6 July 1917 | Rhone | ![]() |
1,050 | Captured as prize |
8 July 1917 | Eos | ![]() |
838 | Captured as prize |
8 July 1917 | Nyhamn | ![]() |
302 | Captured as prize |
8 July 1917 | Storebelt | ![]() |
599 | Captured as prize |
13 August 1917 | Emilie Galline | ![]() |
1,944 | Sunk |
15 October 1917 | Garthclyde | ![]() |
2,124 | Sunk |
17 October 1917 | HMT Ruby | ![]() |
251 | Sunk |
19 October 1917 | Renard | ![]() |
285 | Sunk |
19 October 1917 | Cupica | ![]() |
1,240 | Sunk |
21 October 1917 | Tom Roper | ![]() |
120 | Sunk |
19 November 1917 | Jutland | ![]() |
2,824 | Sunk |
24 November 1917 | Pomone | ![]() |
2,911 | Sunk |
31 January 1918 | Elephant | ![]() |
286 | Sunk |
2 February 1918 | HMT Remindo | ![]() |
256 | Sunk |
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.
- gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 79". 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: Erich Haecker". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Löwe". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Alfred Krameyer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Laura". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 79". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. OCLC 12119866.
- Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. OCLC 20338385.