SM UC-30

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-30.
History
German Empire
NameUC-30
Ordered29 August 1915[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number69[1]
Launched27 July 1916[1]
Commissioned22 August 1916[1]
FateSunk by mine, 21 April 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
  • 16 November 1916 – 21 April 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Heinrich Stenzler[4]
  • 22 August 1916 – 21 April 1917
Operations: 4 patrols
Victories:
  • 3 merchant ships sunk
    (5,413 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
    (454 GRT)

SM UC-30 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 29 August 1915 and was launched on 27 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 August 1916 as SM UC-30.[Note 1] In four patrols UC-30 was credited with sinking five ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-30 was mined and sunk off Horns Reef on 21 April 1917.[1] The wreck was discovered in 2016.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 30". 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: Heinrich Stenzler". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 February 2015.


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