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SM ''UC-8'' was a German Type UC I minelayer
submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (german: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. 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

A German Type UC I submarine, ''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 Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft 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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