SM UC-101

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-101.
History
German Empire
NameUC-101
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[2]
Yard number335[1]
Launched14 April 1918[1]
Commissioned8 October 1918[1]
FateSurrendered, 24 November 1918; broken up, 1922[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeType UC III submarine
Displacement
  • 491 t (483 long tons), surfaced
  • 571 t (562 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam5.54 m (18 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Draft3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph), surfaced
  • 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h; 7.6 mph), submerged
Range
  • 9,850 nautical miles (18,240 km; 11,340 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), surfaced
  • 40 nmi (74 km; 46 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph), submerged
Test depth75 m (246 ft)
Complement32
Armament
Notes15-second diving time
Service record
Commanders:
  • Oblt. Hans Heinrich Wurmbach[3]
  • 8 October – 11 November 1918
Operations: None
Victories: None

SM UC-101 was a German Type UC III minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.

  1. ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 101". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 174.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Heinrich Wurmbach". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.