SM UC-74
German minelaying submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-74.
SM UC-74[Note 1] was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 19 October 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 26 November 1916 as SM UC-74. In ten patrols UC-74 was credited with sinking 37 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-74 was interned at Barcelona on 21 November 1918 when she ran out of fuel. The U-boat was surrendered to France on 26 March 1919 and was broken up at Toulon in July 1921.[1]
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Name | UC-74 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] |
Yard number | 79[1] |
Launched | 19 October 1916[1] |
Commissioned | 26 November 1916[1] |
Fate | Interned at Barcelona, 21 November 1918; surrendered to France, March 1919; broken up in Toulon, July 1921[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
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Notes | 30-second diving time |
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Operations: | 10 patrols |
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