WWI U-boats
UC 50
Type | UC II | |||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 266) | |||||||
Ordered | 12 Jan 1916 | |||||||
Launched | 23 Nov 1916 | |||||||
Commissioned | 21 Dec 1916 | |||||||
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Career | 9 patrols | |||||||
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Successes | 29 ships sunk with a total of 42,871 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 270 tons. (View ships hit by UC 50) | |||||||
Fate | 7 Jan 1918 - Missing after sailing on January 7, 1918 for the Bay of Biscay. 29 dead (all hands lost). |
Previously recorded fate
Rammed and depth charged by HMS Zubian at 5049N 0059W while homeward bound on surface. This attack damaged the UC 79.