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- Design
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations Bibliography
{{other ships|German submarine U-4}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image= | Ship caption= }}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UC-4 | Ship ordered=by November 1914[1] | Ship builder=AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] | Ship yard number=48[1] | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=6 June 1915[1] | Ship commissioned=10 June 1915[1] | Ship decommissioned= | Ship struck= | Ship fate=scuttled off Flanders, 5 October 1918[1] | Ship notes= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Gröner|1991|pp=30-31}} | Ship class=German Type UC I submarine | Ship displacement=- {{convert|168|t|LT|abbr=on}}, surfaced
- {{convert|183|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
| Ship length=- {{convert|33.99|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|29.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
| 3.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 3.04|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=- 1 × propeller shaft
- 1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, {{convert|90|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}}
- 1 × electric motor, {{convert|175|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed=- {{convert|6.20|kn}}, surfaced
- {{convert|5.22|kn}}, submerged
| Ship range=- {{convert|780|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|5|kn}} surfaced
- {{convert|50|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
| 50|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship complement=14 | Ship armament=- 6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} mine tubes
- 12 × UC 120 mines
- 1 × {{convert|8|mm|in|abbr=on}} machine gun
| Ship notes= }}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | partof=*Imperial German Navy:- Baltic Flotilla
- 11 July 1915 – 4 February 1916
- Flandern Flotilla
- 4 February – 19 March 1916
- Baltic Flotilla
- 19 March – 30 September 1916
- Flandern Flotilla
- 30 September 1916 – 2 October 1918
| commanders=*Oblt.z.S. Karl Vesper[3]- 10 June – 28 December 1915
- Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Moecke[4]
- 29 December 1915 – 19 March 1916
- Oblt.z.S. Max Hamm[5]
- 19 March – 15 August 1916
- Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Pilzecker[6]
- 16 August – 14 September 1916
- Oblt.z.S. Gustav Buch[7]
- 15 September – 20 October 1916
- Oblt.z.S. Hans Howaldt[8]
- 21 October – 26 November 1916
- Oblt.z.S. Georg Reimarus[9]
- 27 November 1916 – 11 March 1917
- Lt.z.S. Oskar Steckelberg[10]
- 12–20 May 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Georg Reimarus
- 21–29 May 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Erich Hecht[11]
- 30 May – 12 September 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Walter Schmitz[12]
- 13 September 1917 – 19 January 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Kurt Loch[13]
- 20 January – 26 February 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Ernst Berlin[14]
- 27 February – 21 April 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Eberhard Schmidt[15]
- 22 April – 2 October 1918
| operations=73 patrols | victories=- 21 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|33,518}})
- 2 merchant ships damaged (9,441 GRT)
- 15 warships sunk (11,270 tons)
}} | SM UC-4 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ({{lang-de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 6 June 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 10 June 1915 as SM UC-4.[16] Mines laid by UC-4 in her 73 patrols were credited with sinking 36 ships. UC-4 was scuttled off the coast of Flanders during the German evacuation on 5 October 1918.[1]DesignA German Type UC I submarine, UC-4 had a displacement of {{convert|168|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|183|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a length overall of {{convert|33.99|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|3.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|3.04|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing {{convert|90|PS|kW shp}}, an electric motor producing {{convert|175|PS|kW shp}}, and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=30-31}} The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|6.20|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|5.22|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|50|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|780|nmi}} at {{convert|5|kn}}. UC-4 was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one {{convert|8|mm|in}} machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=30-31}} Summary of raiding historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[17] | Fate[18] |
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15 August 1915 | Ladoga | {{navy|Russian Empire}} | 6,136 | Sunk | 16 September 1915 | Linnea (n-1) | {{navy|Russian Empire}} | 739 | Sunk | 12 February 1916 | Aduatiek | {{flag|Belgium}} | 2,221 | Sunk | 12 February 1916 | Cedarwood | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 654 | Sunk | 13 February 1916 | Tergestea | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,308 | Sunk | 29 February 1916 | Den of Ogil | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 5,689 | Damaged | 27 October 1916 | Bygdo | {{flag|Norway}} | 2,345 | Sunk | 28 October 1916 | Sparta | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 480 | Sunk | 9 November 1916 | Sunniside | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 447 | Sunk | 25 November 1916 | HMT Burnley | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 275 | Sunk | 3 December 1916 | HMT Remarko | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 245 | Sunk | 5 December 1916 | HMT Tervani | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 457 | Sunk | 7 January 1917 | HMT Donside | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 182 | Sunk | 18 January 1917 | Dagmar | {{flag|Denmark}} | 758 | Sunk | 20 January 1917 | HMT New Comet | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 177 | Sunk | 13 February 1917 | HMT Sisters Melville | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 260 | Sunk | 23 February 1917 | Grenadier | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,004 | Sunk | 11 March 1917 | Kwasind | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,211 | Sunk | 12 March 1917 | Ambient | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,517 | Sunk | 12 March 1917 | Pontypridd | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,556 | Sunk | 3 June 1917 | Giralda | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 46 | Sunk | 4 July 1917 | Chrysolite | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 57 | Sunk | 7 July 1917 | HMT Kelvin | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 322 | Sunk | 20 July 1917 | HMS Queen of the North | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 594 | Sunk | 5 September 1917 | HMT Eros | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 286 | Sunk | 20 October 1917 | HMT Vitality | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 202 | Sunk | 11 November 1917 | Lapwing | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,192 | Sunk | 13 November 1917 | Axminster | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,905 | Sunk | 23 December 1917 | Grantley Hall | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,008 | Sunk | 25 February 1918 | Rubio | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,395 | Sunk | 26 February 1918 | Berwen | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,752 | Damaged | 5 March 1918 | Coalgas | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,257 | Sunk | 5 March 1918 | Estrella | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,740 | Sunk | 5 March 1918 | Tusnastabb | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,136 | Sunk | 12 April 1918 | Lonhelen | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 1,281 | Sunk | 20 April 1918 | HMT Numitor | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 242 | Sunk | 25 April 1918 | HMS St. Seiriol | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 928 | Sunk | 26 June 1918 | HMT Achilles II | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 225 | Sunk | {{Clear}}ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite Uboat.net|name=UC 4|id=UC+4|type=1sub|accessdate=20 February 2009}} 2. ^Tarrant, p. 173. 3. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=375|name=Karl Vesper (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 4. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=209|name=Friedrich Moecke|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 5. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=109|name=Max Hamm|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 6. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=244|name=Ulrich Pilzecker|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 7. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=39|name=Gustav Buch|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 8. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=130|name=Hans Howaldt (Pour le Mérite)|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 9. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=264|name=Georg Reimarus|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 10. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=339|name=Oskar Steckelberg|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 11. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=117|name=Erich Hecht|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 12. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=302|name=Walter Schmitz|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 13. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=180|name=Kurt Loch|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 14. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=24|name=Ernst Berlin|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 15. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=295|name=Eberhard Schmidt|type=1comm|accessdate=31 December 2014}} 16. ^"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. 17. ^Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement. 18. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=uc4|name=UC 4|type=1boat|accessdate=31 December 2014}}
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