SM UC-11
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-11.
SM UC-11 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 23 November 1914, laid down on 26 January 1915, and was launched on 11 April 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 23 April 1915 as SM UC-11.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-11 in her 83 patrols were credited with sinking 27 ships. UC-11 was mined and sunk on 26 June 1918.[1] A crew member was Rudolf Finkler from Oberlinxweiler, Kreis St. Wendel, Germany. According to his death record the boat went down in the North Sea near Harwich, abt. 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north east of Funk Feuerschiff on position 51°55′N 1°41′E.
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Name | UC-11 |
Ordered | 23 November 1914[1] |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen[2] |
Yard number | 225[1] |
Laid down | 26 January 1915[1] |
Launched | 11 April 1915[1] |
Commissioned | 23 April 1915[1] |
Fate | Sunk by mine, 26 June 1918[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UC I submarine |
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Beam | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 3.06 m (10 ft 0 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 14 |
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Operations: | 83 patrols |
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