SM UC-40

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-40.
History
German Empire
NameUC-40
Ordered20 November 1915[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number73[1]
Launched5 September 1916[1]
Commissioned1 October 1916[1]
FateSank while on way to surrender, 21 January 1919[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
  • 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h; 13.5 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
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 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
  • 15 December 1916 – 24 September 1918
  • Flandern I Flotilla
  • 24 September – 11 October 1918
  • I Flotilla
  • 11 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Gustav Deuerlich[4]
  • 1 October 1916 – 15 August 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Hermann Menzel[5]
  • 16 August 1917 – 7 August 1918
  • Lt.z.S. Bernhard Wischhausen[6]
  • 9 August – 11 November 1918
Operations: 17 patrols
Victories:
  • 24 merchant ships sunk
    (39,698 GRT)
  • 6 auxiliary warships sunk
    (3,149 GRT)
  • 7 merchant ships damaged
    (25,876 GRT)
  • 1 warship damaged
    (1,300 tons)

SM UC-40 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 20 November 1915 and was launched on 5 September 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 1 October 1916 as SM UC-40.[Note 1] In 17 patrols UC-40 was credited with sinking 30 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-40 was being taken to surrender but foundered in the North Sea en route on 21 January 1919.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 40". 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: Gustav Deuerlich". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Hermann Menzel (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Bernhard Wischhausen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


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