SM UC-11

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-11.
History
German Empire
NameUC-11
Ordered23 November 1914[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen[2]
Yard number225[1]
Laid down26 January 1915[1]
Launched11 April 1915[1]
Commissioned23 April 1915[1]
FateSunk by mine, 26 June 1918[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons), surfaced
  • 182 t (179 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph), surfaced
  • 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph), submerged
Range
  • 910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement14
Armament
  • 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes
  • 12 × UC 120 mines
  • 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record[1]
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 26 May – 17 October 1915
  • Training Flotilla
  • 17 October 1915 – 11 August 1916
  • Flandern / Flandern I Flotilla
  • 11 August 1916 – 26 June 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Walter Gottfried Schmidt[4]
  • 23 April 1915 – 11 August 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Reinhold Saltzwedel[5]
  • 12 – 20 August 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Max Schmitz[6]
  • 21 August – 1 December 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Benno von Ditfurth[7]
  • 2 December 1916 – 29 June 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Georg Niemeyer[8]
  • 30 June – 19 July 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Benno von Ditfurth[7]
  • 20 July – 5 August 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Karl Dobberstein[9]
  • 6 August – 16 November 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Ferdinand Schwartz[10]
  • 17 November 1917 – 10 February 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Reinhold Thomsen[11]
  • 11 February – 4 April 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Werner Lange[12]
  • 5 April – 16 June 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Kurt Utke[13]
  • 17 – 26 June 1918
Operations: 83 patrols
Victories:
  • 17 merchant ships sunk
    (31,560 GRT)
  • 2 warships sunk
    (510 tons)
  • 8 auxiliary warships sunk
    (1,638 GRT)
  • 2 warships damaged
    (5,084 tons)
  • 1 auxiliary warship damaged
    (378 GRT)

SM UC-11 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 23 November 1914, laid down on 26 January 1915, and was launched on 11 April 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 23 April 1915 as SM UC-11.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-11 in her 83 patrols were credited with sinking 27 ships. UC-11 was mined and sunk on 26 June 1918.[1] A crew member was Rudolf Finkler from Oberlinxweiler, Kreis St. Wendel, Germany. According to his death record the boat went down in the North Sea near Harwich, abt. 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north east of Funk Feuerschiff on position 51°55′N 1°41′E / 51.917°N 1.683°E / 51.917; 1.683.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 11". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 30–31.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Gottfried Schmidt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Reinhold Saltzwedel (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Schmitz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Benno von Ditfurth". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Georg Niemeyer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Dobberstein". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ferdinand Schwartz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  11. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Reinhold Thomsen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  12. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Lange". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  13. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Kurt Utke". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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