Type UC II minelaying submarines were used by the
Imperial German Navy
The Imperial German Navy or the Imperial Navy () was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919. It grew out of the small Prussian Navy (from 1867 the North German Federal Navy), which was mainly for coast defence. Wilhel ...
during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. They displaced 417 tons, carried guns, 7
torpedoes
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, su ...
and up to 18
mines. The ships were double-hulled with improved range and seakeeping compared to the
UC I type.
If judged only by the numbers of enemy vessels destroyed, the UC II is the most successful submarine design in history: According to modern estimates, they sank more than 1800 enemy vessels.
List of Type UC II submarines
There were 64 Type UC II submarines commissioned into the Imperial German Navy.
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See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
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* ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921''
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Submarine classes
German Type UC II submarines
World War I submarines of Germany
World War I minelayers of Germany