- Design
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations Bibliography
{{other ships|German submarine U-36}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= | Ship caption=
}}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UC-36 | Ship ordered=20 November 1915[1] | Ship builder=Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] | Ship yard number=277[1] | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=5 June 1916[1] | Ship commissioned=10 October 1916[1] | Ship decommissioned= | Ship struck= | Ship fate=rammed and sunk by French ship, 21 May 1917[1] | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} | Ship class=German Type UC II submarine | Ship displacement=- {{convert|427|t|LT|abbr=on}}, surfaced
- {{convert|509|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
| Ship length=- {{convert|50.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|40.30|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
| 3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=- 2 × propeller shafts
- 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, {{convert|600|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
- 2 × electric motors, {{convert|460|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed=- {{convert|11.6|kn}}, surfaced
- {{convert|6.8|kn}}, submerged
| Ship range=- {{convert|10,180|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|7|kn}} surfaced
- {{convert|54|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=35-second diving time
}}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | is_multi=yes | partof=*Flandern Flotilla- 3 February 1917 – 21 May 1917
| commanders=*Kptlt. Gustav Buch[3]- 3 November 1916 – 21 May 1917
| operations=5 patrols | victories=- 22 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|36,707}})
- 2 warships sunk (660 tons)
}} | SM UC-36 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 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.[4] 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.[1]DesignA German Type UC II submarine, UC-36 had a displacement of {{convert|427|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|509|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a length overall of {{convert|50.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|300|PS|kW shp}} (a total of {{convert|600|PS|kW shp}}), two electric motors producing {{convert|460|PS|kW shp}}, and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 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|6.8|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|54|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|10180|nmi}} at {{convert|7|kn}}. UC-36 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.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} Summary of raiding history| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[5] | Fate[6] |
|---|
| 12 February 1917 | West | {{flag|Norway}} | 378 | Sunk | | 17 March 1917 | Russia | {{flag|Denmark}} | 1,617 | Sunk | | 19 March 1917 | Kong Inge | {{flag|Norway}} | 867 | Sunk | | 19 March 1917 | Brode | {{flag|Norway}} | 2,363 | Sunk | | 22 March 1917 | Hugin | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,395 | Sunk | | 24 March 1917 | L’amerique | {{navy|France}} | 489 | Sunk | | 25 March 1917 | Baynaen | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,227 | Sunk | | 25 March 1917 | Etoile Polaire | {{flag|France}} | 33 | Sunk | | 25 March 1917 | Leontine | {{flag|France}} | 201 | Sunk | | 23 April 1917 | Savio | {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | 1,922 | Sunk | | 24 April 1917 | Kenilworth | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,735 | Sunk | | 24 April 1917 | La Providence | {{flag|France}} | 272 | Sunk | | 25 April 1917 | Hirondelle | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,648 | Sunk | | 27 April 1917 | Verjø | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,002 | Sunk | | 28 April 1917 | Condor | {{flag|Russian Empire}} | 3,565 | Sunk | | 18 May 1917 | Camberwell | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,078 | Sunk | | 18 May 1917 | Elford | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,739 | Sunk | | 18 May 1917 | HMT Lucknow | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 171 | Sunk | | 20 May 1917 | Dana | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 182 | Sunk | | 20 May 1917 | Mientje | {{flag|United Kingdom|government}} | 120 | Sunk | | 20 May 1917 | Tijuca | {{flag|Brazil}} | 2,304 | Sunk | | 21 May 1917 | Ferdinand A. | {{flag|France}} | 2,062 | Sunk | | 30 May 1917 | Corbet Woodall | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 917 | Sunk | | 14 June 1917 | Nirefs | {{flag|Greece|old}} | 4,080 | Sunk |
ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite Uboat.net|name=UC 36|id=UC+36|type=1sub|accessdate=23 February 2009}}
2. ^Tarrant, p. 173.
3. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=39|name=Gustav Buch|type=1comm|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
4. ^"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.
5. ^Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
6. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=uc36|name=UC 36|type=1boat|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
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|volume=2
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