SM UC-53
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | SM UC-53 |
| Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel[2] |
| Yard number | 269[1] |
| Launched | 27 February 1917[1] |
| Commissioned | 5 April 1917[1] |
| Fate | scuttled at Pola, October 1918[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type UC II submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 434 metric tons (478 short tons), surfaced[2] 511 metric tons (563 short tons), submerged |
| Length | 172 ft 11 in (52.71 m)[2] |
| Beam | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)[2] |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (4 m)[3] |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 500 bhp (370 kW)[3] 2 × electric motors, 460 shp (340 kW)[3] |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h), surfaced[2] 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h), submerged |
| Endurance | list error: <br /> list (help) 9,450 nautical miles @ 7 knots, surfaced[3] (17,500 km @ 13 km/h) 56 nautical miles @ 4 knots, submerged[3] (104 km @ 7.4 km/h) |
| Test depth | 50 meters (160 ft)[3] |
| Complement | 26[3] |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes[3] 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) KL/30 deck gun[2] |
| Notes | 30-second diving time[2] |
SM UC-53 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 27 February 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 April 1917 as SM UC-53.[Note 1] In 8 patrols UC-53 was credited with sinking 47 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-53 was scuttled at Pola on 28 October 1918 on the surrender of Austria-Hungary.[1]
Notes
- ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Lang-en) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
References
Bibliography
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870219078. OCLC 12119866.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870217647. OCLC 20338385.
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