SM UC-15

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-15.
German UC I-class submarine
History
German Empire
NameUC-15
Ordered23 November 1914[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen[2]
Yard number230[1]
Laid down28 January 1915[1]
Launched19 May 1915[1]
Commissioned28 June 1915[1]
FateSunk November 1916
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons), surfaced
  • 182 t (179 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph), surfaced
  • 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph), submerged
Range
  • 910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement14
Armament
  • 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes
  • 12 × UC 120 mines
  • 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:
  • Constantinople Flotilla
  • 28 June 1915 – 30 November 1916
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz[4]
  • 28 June 1915 – 20 June 1916
  • Oblt.z.S. Bruno Heller[5]
  • 6 October – 30 November 1916
Operations: 8 patrols
Victories:
  • 2 merchant ships sunk
    (874 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (350 tons)

SM UC-15 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 23 November 1914, laid down on 28 January 1915, and was launched on 19 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 28 June 1915 as SM UC-15.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-15 during her eight patrols are credited with sinking three ships. UC-15 disappeared in November 1916.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 15". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 30–31.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Albrecht von Dewitz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Bruno Heller". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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