WWI U-boats
UC 39
Type | UC II | ||||||
Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 280) | ||||||
Ordered | 20 Nov 1915 | ||||||
Launched | 25 Jun 1916 | ||||||
Commissioned | 31 Oct 1916 | ||||||
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Career | 1 patrol | ||||||
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Successes | 3 ships sunk with a total of 5,150 tons. (View ships hit by UC 39) | ||||||
Fate | 8 Feb 1917 - Forced to surface by depth charge and sank by gunfire from HMS Thrasher off Flamborough Head 53°56’N, 0°05’E. 7 dead and 17 survivors. |