SM UC-22

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-22.
History
German Empire
NameUC-22
Ordered29 August 1915[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[2]
Yard number272[1]
Launched1 February 1916[1]
Commissioned30 June 1916[1]
FateSurrendered, 3 February 1919; broken up, July 1921[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 417 t (410 long tons), surfaced
  • 493 t (485 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced
  • 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph), submerged
Range
  • 9,430 nmi (17,460 km; 10,850 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes35-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Pola / Mittelmeer / Mittelmeer II Flotilla
  • 12 October 1916 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Heino von Heimburg[4]
  • 1 July 1916 – 13 July 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Erich Wiesenbach[5]
  • 14 July – 16 October 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Carl Bünte[6]
  • 1 January – 16 May 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Eberhard Weichold[7]
  • 17 May – 29 November 1918
Operations: 15 patrols
Victories:
  • 20 merchant ships sunk
    (38,141 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (414 tons)
  • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
    (3,210 GRT)
  • 3 merchant ships damaged
    (14,012 GRT)

SM UC-22 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 1 February 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 30 June 1916 as SM UC-22.[Note 1] In 15 patrols UC-22 was credited with sinking 23 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-22 was surrendered to France on 3 February 1919 and was broken up at Landerneau in July 1921.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 22". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Heino von Heimburg (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Erich Wiesenbach". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Carl Bünte". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Eberhard Weichold". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 2015.


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