SM ''UC-36'' was a German Type UC II

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in the

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(german: Kaiserliche Marine) during

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. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 5 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 10 October 1916 as SM ''UC-36''."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 five patrols ''UC-36'' was credited with sinking 24 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. ''UC-36'' was rammed and sunk by the French steamer ''Molière'' off

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on 21 May 1917.

Design

A Type UC II submarine, ''UC-36'' 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 two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing (a total of ), two

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s 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-36'' was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three

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s (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.

Summary of raiding history

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