SM UC-29

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-29.
UC-29 under attack by HMS Pargust
History
German Empire
NameUC-29
Ordered29 August 1915[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number68[1]
Launched15 July 1916[1]
Commissioned15 August 1916[1]
FateSunk by British Q ship, 7 June 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
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) pressure hull
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced
  • 6.7 knots (12.4 km/h; 7.7 mph), submerged
Range
  • 9,410 nmi (17,430 km; 10,830 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), submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes48-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 19 October 1916 – 7 June 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Ernst Rosenow[4]
  • 15 August 1916 – 7 June 1917
Operations: 7 patrols
Victories:
  • 16 merchant ships sunk
    (21,469 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
    (440 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (13,042 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warships damaged
    (4,112 GRT)

SM UC-29 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (‹See Tfd›German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 15 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 August 1916 as SM UC-29.[1][Note 1] In an eight-month career, the UC-29 performed seven combat patrols into the Atlantic Ocean during the German war on Allied trade (Handelskrieg). In these patrols she was very successful, sinking 18 allied ships, totalling 21,909 GRT. She also damaged 4 ships of 17,154 GRT. On 7 June 1917 she torpedoed the British Q-ship HMS Pargust off the Irish coast, but was ambushed by her hidden armaments when she approached too close and was sunk with 23 hands. Pargust was commanded by British submarine hunter Gordon Campbell and had on board Ronald Niel Stuart and William Williams, who were awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions in the engagement.

Her wreck lies in Cork Harbour, Ireland.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 29". 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: Ernst Rosenow". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ^ [Irish Wrecks Online http://www.irishwrecksonline.net/Lists/CorkListC.htm]


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