SM ''UC-34'' was a German
Type UC II minelaying submarine
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U-boat in the
German Imperial Navy (german: Kaiserliche Marine) during
World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was
launched on 6 May 1916. She was
commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 September 1916 as SM ''UC-34''.
["SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ( en, His Majesty's) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.] In nine patrols ''UC-34'' was credited with sinking 21 ships, either by torpedo or by
mines laid.
On 30 December 1917 under the command of
Oberleutnant zur See Horst Obermüller
Horst Obermüller was an Austrian sailing (sport), sailor. He competed in the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star, Star event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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, ''UC-34'' torpedoed the British
troop ship off the
Port of Alexandria.
''Aragon''s escort, the destroyer , rescued 300 to 400 survivors but then ''UC-34'' torpedoed and sank her was well. Of 2,500 personnel who had been aboard ''Aragon'', 610 were killed.
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''UC-34'' was scuttled at Pola on 28 October 1918 on the surrender of Austria-Hungary.][
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Design
A German Type UC II submarine
Type UC II minelaying submarines were used by the Imperial German Navy during World War I. They displaced 417 tons, carried guns, 7 torpedoes
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, ''UC-34'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a length overall
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of o/a, a beam
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of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing (a total of ), two electric motors producing , and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''UC-34'' was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
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Ships built in Hamburg
German Type UC II submarines
U-boats commissioned in 1916
U-boats scuttled in 1918
Maritime incidents in 1918
World War I minelayers of Germany
World War I submarines of Germany
World War I shipwrecks in the Adriatic Sea
1916 ships