SM UC-29

History
German Empire
Name:	UC-29
Ordered:	29 August 1915
Builder:	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Yard number:	68
Launched:	15 July 1916
Commissioned:	15 August 1916
Fate:	sunk by British Q ship, 7 June 1917
General characteristics
Class and type:	German Type UC II submarine
Displacement:	400 t (390 long tons), surfaced 480 t (470 long tons), submerged
Length:	49.45 m (162 ft 3 in) o/a 39.30 m (128 ft 11 in) pressure hull
Beam:	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught:	3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:	2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 520 PS (380 kW; 510 bhp) 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp)
Speed:	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced 6.7 knots (12.4 km/h; 7.7 mph), submerged
Range:	9,410 nmi (17,430 km; 10,830 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), surfaced 53 nmi (98 km; 61 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Test depth:	50 m (160 ft)
Complement:	26
Armament:	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) Uk L/30 deck gun
Notes:	48-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	I Flotilla 19 October 1916 – June 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Ernst Rosenow 15 August 1916 – June 1917
Operations:	7 patrols
Victories:	16 merchant ships sunk (21,469 GRT) 2 merchant ships damaged (13,042 GRT) 2 warships sunk (440 tons) 1 warship damaged (2,817 tons)

SM UC-29 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 29 August 1915 and was launched on 15 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 August 1916 as SM UC-29. In an eight-month career, the UC-29 performed seven combat patrols into the Atlantic Ocean during the German war on Allied trade (Handelskrieg). In these patrols she was very successful, sinking 18 allied ships, totalling 21,903 tons. She also damaged 3 ships of 15,859 tons. On 7 June 1917 she torpedoed the British Q-ship HMS Pargust off the Irish coast, but was ambushed by her hidden armaments when she approached too close and was sunk with 23 hands. Pargust was commanded by British submarine hunter Gordon Campbell and had on board Ronald Niel Stuart and William Williams, who were awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions in the engagement.

Her wreck lies in Cork Harbour, Ireland.

A German Type UC II submarine, UC-29 had a displacement of 400 tonnes (390 long tons) when at the surface and 480 tonnes (470 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 49.45 m (162 ft 3 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 260 metric horsepower (190 kW; 260 shp) (a total of 520 metric horsepower (380 kW; 510 shp)), two electric motors producing 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp), and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).

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