SM ''UC-8'' was a German Type UC I minelayer

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in the

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(german: Kaiserliche Marine) during

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. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 6 July 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 July 1915 as SM ''UC-8''."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ( en, His Majesty's) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''. Mines laid by ''UC-8'' in her one patrol are not known to have sunk any ships. ''UC-8'' ran aground on the Dutch coast near

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on 4 November 1915. Interned by the Dutch, ''UC-8'' was purchased and commissioned into the Dutch Navy as HNLMS ''M-1''. The submarine was broken up in 1932.

Design

German Type UC I submarine The Type UC I coastal submarines were a class of small minelaying U-boats built in Germany during the early part of World War I. They were the first operational minelaying submarines in the world (although the Russian submarine ''Krab'' was laid ...

, ''UC-8'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a

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of , a

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of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by one

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six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing , an electric motor producing , and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''UC-8'' was fitted with six mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members.

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