- Design
- Summary of raiding history
- References Notes Citations Bibliography
{{other ships|German submarine U-50}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}{{Infobox ship imageShip image= | Ship caption= }}{{Infobox ship career | Ship country=German Empire | German Empire|naval}} | Ship name=UC-50 | Ship ordered=12 January 1916[1] | Ship builder=Germaniawerft, Kiel[2] | Ship yard number=266[1] | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=23 November 1916[1] | Ship commissioned=21 December 1916[1] | Ship decommissioned= | Ship struck= | Zubian}}, 4 February 1918[3] | Ship notes= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}} | Ship class=German Type UC II submarine | Ship displacement=- {{convert|434|t|LT|abbr=on}}, surfaced
- {{convert|511|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
| Ship length=- {{convert|52.69|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
- {{convert|40.96|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
| 3.64|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=- 2 × propeller shafts
- 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, {{convert|580|-|600|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
- 2 × electric motors, {{convert|620|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed=- {{convert|11.8|kn}}, surfaced
- {{convert|7.2|kn}}, submerged
| Ship range=- {{convert|8,820|-|9,450|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|7|kn}} surfaced
- {{convert|56|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=30-second diving time }}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | is_multi=yes | partof=*I Flotilla- 18 February - 6 July 1917
- Flandern Flotilla
- 6 July 1917 – January 1918
| commanders=*Kptlt. Rudolf Seuffer[4]- 21 December 1916 – January 1918
| operations=9 patrols | victories=- 29 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|42,871}})
- 1 warship damaged (270 tons)
}} | SM UC-50 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 23 November 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 21 December 1916 as SM UC-50.[5] In nine patrols UC-50 was credited with sinking 29 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid.[1] UC-50 was sunk by depth charges from British destroyer {{HMS|Zubian||2}} in the Dover Strait off Dungeness on 4 February 1918.[3]DesignA German Type UC II submarine, UC-50 had a displacement of {{convert|434|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|511|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a length overall of {{convert|52.69|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|3.64|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|290|-|300|PS|kW shp}} (a total of {{convert|580|-|600|PS|kW shp}}), two electric motors producing {{convert|620|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|11.8|kn}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|7.2|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|56|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8820 to 9450|nmi}} at {{convert|7|kn}}. UC-50 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 historyDate | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[6] | Fate[7] |
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13 March 1917 | La Campine | {{flag|Netherlands}} | 2,557 | Sunk | 16 March 1917 | Gudbrand | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,860 | Sunk | 17 March 1917 | Caledonia | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 161 | Sunk | 17 March 1917 | Expedit | {{flag|Norway}} | 680 | Sunk | 17 March 1917 | Gowan | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 25 | Sunk | 17 March 1917 | Kestrel | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 181 | Sunk | 20 March 1917 | Frisk | {{flag|Norway}} | 1,038 | Sunk | 22 March 1917 | Rio Colorado | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,565 | Sunk | 14 April 1917 | Venus | {{flag|Norway}} | 725 | Sunk | 18 April 1917 | Witham | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 144 | Sunk | 20 April 1917 | HMT Ruthin Castle | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 275 | Sunk | 24 April 1917 | HMT Margate | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 162 | Sunk | 24 April 1917 | Mayfly | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 199 | Sunk | 24 April 1917 | HMT Gaul | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 270 | Damaged | 26 April 1917 | Active | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 149 | Sunk | 26 April 1917 | Telefon | {{flag|Norway}} | 777 | Sunk | 27 May 1917 | Dartmoor | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 2,870 | Sunk | 30 May 1917 | HMT Ina William | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 337 | Sunk | 26 July 1917 | Carmarthen | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 4,262 | Sunk | 3 September 1917 | La Negra | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 8,312 | Sunk | 5 September 1917 | Emma | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 73 | Sunk | 5 September 1917 | Florence Muspratt[8] | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 79 | Sunk | 5 September 1917 | Frances | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 89 | Sunk | 5 September 1917 | Theodor | {{flag|United Kingdom|government}} | 230 | Sunk | 6 September 1917 | Alesia | {{flag|France}} | 6,006 | Sunk | 7 September 1917 | Versailles | {{flag|France}} | 70 | Sunk | 26 September 1917 | HMD Ocean Star | {{navy|United Kingdom}} | 92 | Sunk | 11 October 1917 | Baychattan | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,758 | Sunk | 11 October 1917 | Mira | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 3,700 | Sunk | 12 December 1917 | Emlyndene | {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} | 495 | Sunk |
ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite Uboat.net|name=UC 50|id=UC+50 |type=1sub|accessdate=23 February 2009}} 2. ^Tarrant, p. 173. 3. ^1 Messimer, p. 290. 4. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=324|name=Rudolf Seuffer|type=1comm|accessdate=27 February 2015}} 5. ^"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. 6. ^Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement. 7. ^{{cite Uboat.net|id=uc5|name=UC 50|type=1boat|accessdate=25 February 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://burtonstatherheritage.org/shipping.php?id=104|title=schooner Florence Muspratt|publisher=Burton Upon Hather Heritage Group|accessdate=27 February 2015}}
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