SM ''UC-8'' was a German
Type UC I minelayer submarine
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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
Terschelling
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Wadden Islanders are k ...
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
length overall
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of , a
beam
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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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German Type UC I submarines
Ships built in Hamburg
1915 ships
U-boats commissioned in 1915
World War I submarines of Germany
World War I minelayers of Germany
Maritime incidents in 1915
Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy