SM UC-2

"UC-2" redirects here. For the Danish submarine, see UC2 Kraka. For other uses, see UC2.
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-2 and German submarine UC-2.
History
German Empire
NameUC-2
OrderedNovember 1914[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number46[1]
Launched12 May 1915[1]
Commissioned17 May 1915[1]
FateSunk by own mine, 30 June 1915[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons), surfaced
  • 183 t (180 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph), surfaced
  • 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph), submerged
Range
  • 780 nmi (1,440 km; 900 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
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 25–30 June 1915
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Karl Mey[4]
  • 17 May – 30 June 1915
Operations: 2 patrols
Victories: None

SM UC-2 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 had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 12 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 May 1915 as SM UC-2.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-2 in her two patrols were not credited with sinking any ships.

  1. ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 2". 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: Karl Mey". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 8 March 2015.


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