SM UC-36 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 20 November 1915 and was launched on 5 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 10 October 1916 as SM UC-36.[1] In five patrols UC-36 was credited with sinking 24 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-36 was rammed and sunk by the French steamer Molière off Ushant on 21 May 1917.
A Type UC II submarine, UC-36 had a displacement of 427t when at the surface and 509t while submerged. She had a length overall of 50.35m (165.19feet), a beam of 5.22m (17.13feet), and a draught of 3.650NaN0. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 300PS (a total of 600PS), two electric motors producing 460PS, and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-36 was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[2] | Fate[3] | |
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12 February 1917 | West | Norway | 378 | Sunk | |
17 March 1917 | Russia | Denmark | 1,617 | Sunk | |
19 March 1917 | Kong Inge | Norway | 867 | Sunk | |
19 March 1917 | Brode | Norway | 2,363 | Sunk | |
22 March 1917 | Hugin | Norway | 1,395 | Sunk | |
24 March 1917 | L’amerique | 489 | Sunk | ||
25 March 1917 | Baynaen | United Kingdom | 3,227 | Sunk | |
25 March 1917 | Etoile Polaire | France | 33 | Sunk | |
25 March 1917 | Leontine | France | 201 | Sunk | |
23 April 1917 | Savio | 1,922 | Sunk | ||
24 April 1917 | Kenilworth | United Kingdom | 2,735 | Sunk | |
24 April 1917 | La Providence | France | 272 | Sunk | |
25 April 1917 | Hirondelle | United Kingdom | 1,648 | Sunk | |
27 April 1917 | Verjø | Norway | 1,002 | Sunk | |
28 April 1917 | Condor | 3,565 | Sunk | ||
18 May 1917 | Camberwell | United Kingdom | 4,078 | Sunk | |
18 May 1917 | Elford | United Kingdom | 1,739 | Sunk | |
18 May 1917 | HMT Lucknow | 171 | Sunk | ||
20 May 1917 | Dana | United Kingdom | 182 | Sunk | |
20 May 1917 | Mientje | United Kingdom | 120 | Sunk | |
20 May 1917 | Tijuca | Brazil | 2,304 | Sunk | |
21 May 1917 | Ferdinand A. | France | 2,062 | Sunk | |
30 May 1917 | Corbet Woodall | United Kingdom | 917 | Sunk | |
14 June 1917 | Nirefs | Greece | 4,080 | Sunk |