SM UC-26

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-26.

History
German Empire
NameUC-26
Ordered29 August 1915[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number65[1]
Launched22 June 1916[1]
Commissioned18 July 1916[1]
FateRammed and sunk by HMS Milne, 8 May 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine[4]
Displacement
  • 400 t (390 long tons), surfaced
  • 480 t (470 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) pressure hull
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced
  • 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h; 7.6 mph), submerged
Range
  • 9,260 nmi (17,150 km; 10,660 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), surfaced
  • 53 nmi (98 km; 61 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), surfaced
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes48-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 12 September 1916 – 8 May 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Matthias Graf von Schmettow[5]
  • 18 July 1916 – 8 May 1917
Operations: 9 patrols
Victories:
  • 29 merchant ships sunk
    (44,859 GRT)
  • 3 warships sunk
    (1267 tons)
  • 7 auxiliary warships sunk
    (15,354 GRT)
  • 5 merchant ships damaged
    (17,784 GRT)

SM UC-26 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 22 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 18 July 1916 as SM UC-26.[Note 1] In nine patrols UC-26 was credited with sinking 39 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-26 was rammed and sunk by HMS Milne off Calais on 8 May 1917.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 26". 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. "UC Type II". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Matthias Graf von Schmettow (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 January 2015.


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