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German Empire | |
Name | UC-53 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel[2] |
Yard number | 269[1] |
Launched | 27 February 1917[1] |
Commissioned | 5 April 1917[1] |
Fate | Scuttled at Pola, 28 October 1918[1] |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Type UC II submarine |
Displacement | |
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Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
Armament |
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Notes | 30-second diving time |
Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 8 patrols |
Victories: |
SM UC-53 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 12 January 1916 and was launched on 27 February 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 April 1917 as SM UC-53.[Note 1] In eight patrols UC-53 was credited with sinking 47 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-53 was scuttled at Pola on 28 October 1918 on the surrender of Austria-Hungary.[1]
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