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.[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. 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. north east of Funk Feuerschiff on position 51.9167°N 42°W.
A Type UC I submarine, UC-11 had a displacement of 168t when at the surface and 182t while submerged. She had a length overall of 33.99m (111.52feet), a beam of 3.15m (10.33feet), and a draught of 3.060NaN0. The submarine was powered by one Benz six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing 80PS, an electric motor producing 175PS, and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-11 was fitted with six mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one 8mm machine gun. She was built by AG Weser Bremen and her complement was fourteen crew members.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[2] | Fate[3] | |
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1 June 1915 | 865 | Damaged | |||
9 June 1915 | Erna Boldt | United Kingdom | 1,731 | Sunk | |
9 June 1915 | Lady Salisbury | United Kingdom | 1,446 | Sunk | |
10 June 1915 | HMS TB 10 | 255 | Sunk | ||
10 June 1915 | HMS TB 12 | 255 | Sunk | ||
15 June 1915 | Argyll | United Kingdom | 280 | Sunk | |
20 October 1916 | Huguenot | United Kingdom | 1,032 | Sunk | |
24 October 1916 | Framfield | United Kingdom | 2,510 | Sunk | |
26 October 1916 | HMT Lord Roberts | 293 | Sunk | ||
21 November 1916 | Helena | Netherlands | 1,798 | Sunk | |
29 November 1916 | HMT Lord Airedale | 215 | Sunk | ||
9 December 1916 | Forth | United Kingdom | 1,159 | Sunk | |
9 December 1916 | Harlington | United Kingdom | 1,089 | Sunk | |
9 December 1916 | Harlyn | United Kingdom | 1,794 | Sunk | |
17 December 1916 | Michail Ontchoukoff | Denmark | 2,118 | Sunk | |
29 December 1916 | Zoroaster | United Kingdom | 3,803 | Sunk | |
8 January 1917 | HMD Cape Colony | 82 | Sunk | ||
2 February 1917 | HMT Holdene | 274 | Sunk | ||
12 February 1917 | Foreland | United Kingdom | 1,960 | Sunk | |
14 February 1917 | Marie Leonhardt | United Kingdom | 1,466 | Sunk | |
26 April 1917 | HMS Mercury | 378 | Damaged | ||
27 April 1917 | HMT Agile | 246 | Sunk | ||
24 September 1917 | HMD Hastfen | 77 | Sunk | ||
25 October 1917 | Wearside | United Kingdom | 3,560 | Sunk | |
27 October 1917 | HMT Strymon | 198 | Sunk | ||
24 November 1917 | French Rose | United Kingdom | 465 | Sunk | |
25 November 1917 | Ostpreussen | United Kingdom | 1,779 | Sunk | |
27 November 1917 | Groeswen | United Kingdom | 3,570 | Sunk | |
16 January 1918 | HMT John E. Lewis | 253 | Sunk | ||
13 June 1918 | 4,219 | Damaged |