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- Design
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations Bibliography
{{other ships|German submarine U-31}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image= | Ship caption= }}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UC-31 | Ship ordered=29 August 1915[1] | Ship builder=AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] | Ship yard number=70[1] | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=7 August 1916[1] | Ship commissioned=2 September 1916[1] | Ship decommissioned= | Ship struck= | Ship fate=surrendered, November 1918; broken up, 1922[1] | Ship notes= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} | Ship class=German Type UC II submarine | Ship displacement=- {{convert|400|t|LT|abbr=on}}, surfaced
- {{convert|480|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
| Ship length=- {{convert|49.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|39.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
| Ship beam=- {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} pressure hull
| 3.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=- 2 × propeller shafts
- 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, {{convert|500|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}}
- 2 × electric motors, {{convert|460|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed=- {{convert|11.6|kn}}, surfaced
- {{convert|6.7|kn}}, submerged
| Ship range=- {{convert|10,040|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|7|kn}}, surfaced
- {{convert|53|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}}, submerged
| 50|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship complement=26 | Ship armament=- 6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} mine tubes
- 18 × UC 200 mines
- 3 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern)
- 7 × torpedoes
- 1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30 deck gun
| Ship notes=48-second diving time }}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | is_multi=yes | partof=*I Flotilla- 10 December 1916 – 14 June 1918
- Flandern II Flotilla
- 14 June – 7 October 1918
- I Flotilla
- 7 October – 11 November 1918
| commanders=*Kptlt. Otto von Schrader[3]- 2 September 1916 – 20 July 1917
- Kptlt. Kurt Siewert[4]
- 21 July 1917 – 14 June 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Willy Stüben[5]
- 15 June – 11 November 1918
| operations=13 patrols | victories=- 35 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|50,258}})
- 3 merchant ships damaged ({{GRT|8,016}})
- 3 warships sunk (759 tons)
- 1 warship damaged (1,025 tons)
}} | SM UC-31 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ({{lang-de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 7 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 2 September 1916 as SM UC-31.[6] In 13 patrols UC-31 was credited with sinking 38 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-31 was surrendered on 26 November 1918 and broken up at Canning Town in 1922.[1]DesignA German Type UC II submarine, UC-31 had a displacement of {{convert|400|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|480|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a length overall of {{convert|49.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|3.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|250|PS|kW shp}} (a total of {{convert|500|PS|kW shp}}), two electric motors producing {{convert|460|PS|kW shp}}, and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|11.6|kn}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|6.7|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|53|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|10040|nmi}} at {{convert|7|kn}}. UC-31 was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three {{convert|50|cm}} torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one {{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members. Summary of raiding historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[7] | Fate[8] |
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31 December 1916 | Protector | {{flag|United Kingdom|government}} | 200 | Sunk | 4 January 1917 | Lonclara | {{flag|United Kingdom|government}} | 1,294 | Sunk | 25 January 1917 | O. B. Suhr | {{flag|Denmark}} | 1,482 | Sunk | 28 January 1917 | Alexandra | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 179 | Sunk | 29 January 1917 | Shamrock | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 173 | Sunk | 29 January 1917 | Thistle | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 167 | Sunk | 31 January 1917 | Ravensbourne | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,226 | Sunk | 24 February 1917 | Beneficent | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,963 | Sunk | 29 March 1917 | Kathleen Lily | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 521 | Sunk | 30 March 1917 | Harberton | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,443 | Sunk | 4 April 1917 | Helga | {{flag|Denmark}} | 839 | Sunk | 5 April 1917 | N. J. Fjord | {{flag|Denmark}} | 1,425 | Sunk | 6 April 1917 | HMT Strathrannoch | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 215 | Sunk | 11 April 1917 | Quaggy | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 993 | Sunk | 12 April 1917 | Dina Hinderika | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 200 | Sunk | 12 April 1917 | Neptunus | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 209 | Sunk | 12 April 1917 | Union | {{flag|Denmark}} | 152 | Sunk | 12 April 1917 | Voorwaarts | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 147 | Sunk | 14 April 1917 | Spray | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,072 | Sunk | 15 April 1917 | Brothertoft | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 155 | Sunk | 6 May 1917 | Poseidon I | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 98 | Sunk | 8 May 1917 | HMY Zarefah | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 279 | Sunk | 17 May 1917 | Aspen | {{flag|Sweden}} | 3,103 | Damaged | 17 May 1917 | Viken | {{flag|Sweden}} | 1,825 | Sunk | 30 June 1917 | Lady of the Lake | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 51 | Sunk | 1 July 1917 | Amstelland | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 5,404 | Sunk | 2 July 1917 | Thirlby | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,009 | Sunk | 3 July 1917 | Matador | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,642 | Sunk | 7 August 1917 | Othalia | {{flag|Sweden}} | 1,205 | Damaged | 11 August 1917 | Holar | {{flag|Denmark}} | 548 | Sunk | 12 August 1917 | Bogatyr | {{flag|Denmark}} | 1,360 | Sunk | 8 September 1917 | Newholm | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,399 | Sunk | 11 September 1917 | Cento | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,708 | Damaged | 16 September 1917 | Quatre Freres | {{flag|France}} | 53 | Sunk | 13 November 1917 | Amelie | {{flag|Belgium}} | 1,135 | Sunk | 13 November 1917 | Australbush | {{flag|Australia|civil}} | 4,398 | Sunk | 19 November 1917 | HMT Morococala | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 265 | Sunk | 21 January 1918 | Teelin Head | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,718 | Sunk | 29 January 1918 | Ethelinda | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,257 | Sunk | 1 April 1918 | Ardglass | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,617 | Sunk | 5 April 1918 | Cyrene | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,904 | Sunk | 10 April 1918 | HMS Magic | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 1,025 | Damaged |
ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite Uboat.net|name=UC 31 |id=UC+31|type=1sub|accessdate=22 February 2009 }} 2. ^Tarrant, p. 173. 3. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=306|name=Otto von Schrader (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)|type=1comm|accessdate=16 February 2015}} 4. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=327|name=Kurt Siewert (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)|type=1comm|accessdate=16 February 2015}} 5. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=355|name=Willy Stüben|type=1comm|accessdate=16 February 2015}} 6. ^"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{lang-en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine. 7. ^Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement. 8. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=uc31|name=UC 31|type=1boat|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
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