SM UC-76

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-76.
History
German Empire
NameUC-76
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number81[1]
Launched25 November 1916[1]
Commissioned17 December 1916[1]
FateSurrendered, 1 December 1918; broken up, 1919 – 20[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 410 t (400 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
Draught3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph), surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph), submerged
Range
  • 8,660–10,230 nmi (16,040–18,950 km; 9,970–11,770 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
Notes30-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 13 February – 10 May 1917
  • Training Flotilla
  • 11 July – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Barten[4]
  • 17 December 1916 – 10 May 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Ziegner[5]
  • 11 July - October 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Karl Palmgren[6]
  • October – 11 November 1918
Operations: 2 patrols
Victories:
  • 13 merchant ships sunk
    (5,800 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (725 tons)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (206 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (10,422 GRT)

SM UC-76 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 25 November 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 17 December 1916 as SM UC-76.[Note 1] In two patrols UC-76 was credited with sinking 15 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-76 was surrendered on 1 December 1918 and broken up at Brighton Ferry in 1919 – 20.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 76". 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: Wilhelm Barten". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Wilhelm Ziegner". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Palmgren". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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