SM UC-60

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-60.
History
German Empire
NameUC-60
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderKaiserliche Werft, Danzig[2]
Yard number42[1]
Laid down31 March 1916[1]
Launched8 November 1916[1]
Commissioned25 June 1917[1]
FateSurrendered, 23 February 1919; broken up, 1921[1]
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:
  • Baltic Flotilla
  • 1 September – 26 November 1917
  • Training Flotilla
  • 26 November 1917 – 11 November 1918
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Waldemar von Fischer[4]
  • 25 June – 30 November 1917
Operations: 1 patrol
Victories: 1 merchant ship sunk
(1,426 GRT)

SM UC-60 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 31 March 1916, and was launched on 8 November 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 June 1917 as SM UC-60.[Note 1] In one patrols UC-60 was credited with sinking one ship, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-60 was surrendered on 23 February 1919 and was broken up at Rainham in 1921.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 60". 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: Waldemar von Fischer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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