WWI U-boats
UC 38
Type | UC II | ||||||||
Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 279) | ||||||||
Ordered | 20 Nov 1915 | ||||||||
Launched | 25 Jun 1916 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 26 Oct 1916 | ||||||||
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Career | 9 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 40 ships sunk with a total of 53,000 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 13,352 tons. 3 warships sunk with a total of 9,308 tons. (View ships hit by UC 38) | ||||||||
Fate | 14 Dec 1917 - Depth charged by French destroyers in the Ionian Sea at 3832N, 2034E or 3815N, 2022E. 9 dead and 19 survivors. |
The loss position in German sources, 38°15'N, 22°22E is not consistant with the description of the location of the loss. The above location information is believed to be correct.