SM UC-55

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-55.
History
German Empire
NameUC-55
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderKaiserliche Werft, Danzig[2]
Yard number37[1]
Laid down25 February 1916[1]
Launched2 August 1916[1]
Commissioned15 November 1916[1]
FateSunk off Shetland Islands, 29 September 1917
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 415 t (408 long tons), surfaced
  • 498 t (490 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.61 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph), submerged
Range
  • 8,660–9,450 nmi (16,040–17,500 km; 9,970–10,870 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
  • 15 February – 29 September 1917
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Karl Neureuther[4]
  • 15 November 1916 – 11 May 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Theodor Schultz[5]
  • 12 May – 27 June 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Horst Rühle von Lilienstern[6]
  • 28 June – 29 September 1917
Operations: 6 patrols
Victories:
  • 9 merchant ships sunk
    (12,988 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (5,740 GRT)
  • 1 warship damaged
    (440 tons)

SM UC-55[Note 1] 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, laid down on 25 February 1916, and was launched on 2 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 November 1916 as SM UC-55.

  1. ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 55". 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: Karl Neureuther". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Theodor Schultz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Horst Rühle von Lilienstern". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2015.


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