SM UC-11
Design
A Type UC I submarine, UC-11 had a displacement of 168 tonnes (165 long tons) when at the surface and 182 tonnes (179 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 33.99 m (111 ft 6 in), a beam of 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.06 m (10 ft). The submarine was powered by one Benz six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing 80 metric horsepower (59 kW; 79 shp), an electric motor producing 175 metric horsepower (129 kW; 173 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft).
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 910 nautical miles (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UC-11 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one 8 millimetres (0.31 in) machine gun. She was built by AG Weser Bremen and her complement was fourteen crew members.
Summary of raiding history
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 June 1915 | HMS Mohawk | ![]() |
865 | Damaged |
9 June 1915 | Erna Boldt | ![]() |
1,731 | Sunk |
9 June 1915 | Lady Salisbury | ![]() |
1,446 | Sunk |
10 June 1915 | HMS TB 10 | ![]() |
255 | Sunk |
10 June 1915 | HMS TB 12 | ![]() |
255 | Sunk |
15 June 1915 | Argyll | ![]() |
280 | Sunk |
20 October 1916 | Huguenot | ![]() |
1,032 | Sunk |
24 October 1916 | Framfield | ![]() |
2,510 | Sunk |
26 October 1916 | HMT Lord Roberts | ![]() |
293 | Sunk |
21 November 1916 | Helena | ![]() |
1,798 | Sunk |
29 November 1916 | HMT Lord Airedale | ![]() |
215 | Sunk |
9 December 1916 | Forth | ![]() |
1,159 | Sunk |
9 December 1916 | Harlington | ![]() |
1,089 | Sunk |
9 December 1916 | Harlyn | ![]() |
1,794 | Sunk |
17 December 1916 | Michail Ontchoukoff | ![]() |
2,118 | Sunk |
29 December 1916 | Zoroaster | ![]() |
3,803 | Sunk |
8 January 1917 | HMD Cape Colony | ![]() |
82 | Sunk |
2 February 1917 | HMT Holdene | ![]() |
274 | Sunk |
12 February 1917 | Foreland | ![]() |
1,960 | Sunk |
14 February 1917 | Marie Leonhardt | ![]() |
1,466 | Sunk |
26 April 1917 | HMS Mercury | ![]() |
378 | Damaged |
27 April 1917 | HMT Agile | ![]() |
246 | Sunk |
24 September 1917 | HMD Hastfen | ![]() |
77 | Sunk |
25 October 1917 | Wearside | ![]() |
3,560 | Sunk |
27 October 1917 | HMT Strymon | ![]() |
198 | Sunk |
24 November 1917 | French Rose | ![]() |
465 | Sunk |
25 November 1917 | Ostpreussen | ![]() |
1,779 | Sunk |
27 November 1917 | Groeswen | ![]() |
3,570 | Sunk |
16 January 1918 | HMT John E. Lewis | ![]() |
253 | Sunk |
13 June 1918 | HMS Conquest | ![]() |
4,219 | Damaged |
References
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
- ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
Citations
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 11". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
- ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 30–31.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Walter Gottfried Schmidt". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Reinhold Saltzwedel (Pour le Mérite)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Max Schmitz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Benno von Ditfurth". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Georg Niemeyer". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Karl Dobberstein". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Ferdinand Schwartz". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Reinhold Thomsen". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Werner Lange". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Kurt Utke". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 11". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
Bibliography
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- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-593-7.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.
- Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-764-7. OCLC 20338385.