SM UC-68

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-68.

History
German Empire
NameUC-68
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg[2]
Yard number284[1]
Launched12 August 1916[1]
Commissioned17 December 1916[1]
FateSunk by own mine, 13 March 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 427 t (420 long tons), surfaced
  • 508 t (500 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.64 m (11 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12.0 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph), surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph), submerged
Range
  • 10,420 nmi (19,300 km; 11,990 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 52 nmi (96 km; 60 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:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 16 February – 13 March 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans Degetau[4]
  • 17 December 1916 – 13 March 1917
Operations: 2 patrols
Victories:
  • 1 merchant ship sunk
    (2,897 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (550 tons)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (12,036 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship damaged
    (803 GRT)

SM UC-68 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 12 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 December 1916 as SM UC-68.[Note 1] In two patrols UC-68 was credited with sinking two ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-68 was sunk by the detonation of one of her own mines at Start Point on 13 March 1917.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 68". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hans Degetau". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2015.


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