WWI U-boats
UC 5
Type | UC I | ||||||
Shipyard | Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 49) | ||||||
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Launched | 13 Jun 1915 | ||||||
Commissioned | 19 Jun 1915 | ||||||
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Career | 29 patrols | ||||||
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Successes | 28 ships sunk with a total of 36,126 tons. 7 ships damaged with a total of 20,262 tons. 2 warships sunk with a total of 1,105 tons. (View ships hit by UC 5) | ||||||
Fate | 27 Apr 1916 - Grounded on the Shipwash Shoal 5159N 0138E. Boat scuttled but charges failed to explode. |