SM UC-75

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-75.
History
German Empire
NameUC-75
Ordered12 January 1916[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number80[1]
Launched6 November 1916[1]
Commissioned6 December 1916[1]
FateRammed and sunk by HMS Fairy, 31 May 1918[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine
Displacement
  • 410 t (400 long tons), surfaced
  • 493 t (485 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph), surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph), submerged
Range
  • 8,660–10,230 nmi (16,040–18,950 km; 9,970–11,770 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[1]
Part of:
  • I Flotilla
  • 10 February – 5 August 1917
  • Flandern / Flandern II Flotilla
  • 5 August 1917 – 31 May 1918
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Georg Paech
  • 6 December 1916 – 16 March 1917
  • Oblt.z.S. Johannes Lohs
  • 17 March 1917 – 30 January 1918
  • Oblt.z.S. Walter Schmitz[4]
  • 31 January – 31 May 1918
Operations: 13 patrol
Victories:
  • 55 merchant ships sunk
    (82,683 GRT)
  • 2 warships sunk
    (1,555 tons)
  • 2 auxiliary warship sunk
    (260 GRT)
  • 8 merchant ships damaged
    (40,021 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warship damaged
    (426 GRT)

SM UC-75 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 and was launched on 6 November 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 6 December 1916 as SM UC-75.[Note 1] In 13 patrols UC-75 was credited with sinking 59 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-75 rammed and sunk by HMS Fairy on 31 May 1918[1] with 17 dead and 14 survivors. HMS Fairy had sustained heavy damage and sank a short time later.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 75". 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. ^ Oberleutnant zur See Walter Eduard Alexander Schmitz died March 1919 as a POW in Skipton (GB) and was buried at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery (Plot 14, Row 9, Grave 259).


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