SM UC-6

History

German Empire
Name:	UC-6
Ordered:	by November 1914
Builder:	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Yard number:	50
Launched:	20 June 1915
Commissioned:	24 June 1915
Fate:	sunk by mine, 27 September 1917
General characteristics
Class and type:	German Type UC I submarine
Displacement:	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced 183 t (180 long tons), submerged
Length:	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam:	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft:	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion:	1 × propeller shaft 1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 PS (66 kW; 89 bhp) 1 × electric motor, 175 PS (129 kW; 173 shp)
Speed:	6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph), surfaced 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph), submerged
Range:	780 nmi (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	50 m (160 ft)
Complement:	14
Armament:	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes 12 × UC 120 mines 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:	Imperial German Navy: Flandern Flotilla 31 July 1915 – 27 September 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Matthias Graf von Schmettow 24 June 1915 – 4 May 1916 Oblt.z.S. Otto Ehrentraut 5 May – 5 September 1916 Oblt.z.S. Paul Günther 6 September – 4 November 1916 Oblt.z.S. Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti 5 November 1916 – 30 April 1917 Oblt.z.S. Werner Löwe 1 May – 1 September 1917 Oblt.z.S. Gottfried Reichenbach 2–27 September 1917
Operations:	89 patrols
Victories:	36 merchant ships sunk (60,696 GRT) 7 merchant ships damaged (32,726 GRT) 19 warships sunk (4,928 tons) 2 warships damaged (1,188 tons)

SM UC-6 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 had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 20 June 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 24 June 1915 as SM UC-6.Mines laid by UC-6 in her 89 patrols were credited with sinking 54 ships.

A German Type UC I submarine, UC-6 had a displacement of 168 tonnes (165 long tons) when at the surface and 183 tonnes (180 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 33.99 m (111 ft 6 in), a beam of 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.04 m (10 ft). The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing 90 metric horsepower (66 kW; 89 shp), an electric motor producing 175 metric horsepower (129 kW; 173 shp), and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 780 nautical miles (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). UC-6 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one 8 millimetres (0.31 in) machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members.

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