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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-39.



















































History

German Empire
Class and type:
German Type UC II submarine
Name:
UC-39
Ordered:
20 November 1915[1]
Builder:
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2]
Yard number:
280[1]
Launched:
25 June 1916[1]
Commissioned:
31 October 1916[1]
Fate:
sunk by gunfire from HMS Thrasher, 8 February 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and type:
Type UC II submarine
Displacement:
  • 427 t (420 long tons), surfaced

  • 509 t (501 long tons), submerged

Length:
  • 50.35 m (165 ft 2 in) o/a

  • 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull

Beam:
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a

  • 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull

Draught:
3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × propeller shafts

  • 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp)

  • 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp)

Speed:
  • 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced

  • 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph), submerged

Range:
  • 10,180 nmi (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced

  • 54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged

Test depth:
50 m (160 ft)
Complement:
26
Armament:
  • 6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes

  • 18 × UC 200 mines

  • 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern)

  • 7 × torpedoes

  • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun

Notes:
35-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla

  • 3–8 February 1917

Commanders:

  • Kptlt. Otto Heinrich Tornow[4]

  • 29 October 1916 – 31 January 1917


  • Oblt.z.S. Otto Ehrentraut[5]

  • 1–8 February 1917

Operations:
1 patrol
Victories:
3 merchant ships sunk (5,150 GRT)

SM UC-39 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 25 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 31 October 1916 as SM UC-39.[Note 1] In one patrols UC-39 was credited with sinking 3 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-39 was forced to the surface by a depth charge attack and then sunk by gunfire from the British destroyer Thrasher off Flamborough Head on 8 February 1917. Seven crew members died while 17 survived.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Design


  • 2 Summary of raiding history


  • 3 References

    • 3.1 Notes


    • 3.2 Citations


    • 3.3 Bibliography





Design


A German Type UC II submarine, UC-39 had a displacement of 427 tonnes (420 long tons) when at the surface and 509 tonnes (501 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 50.35 m (165 ft 2 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.65 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 300 metric horsepower (220 kW; 300 shp) (a total of 600 metric horsepower (440 kW; 590 shp)), two electric motors producing 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp), and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[3]


The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) and a submerged speed of 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h; 7.6 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 54 nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) at 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 10,180 nautical miles (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-39 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.[3]



Summary of raiding history






















Date
Name
Nationality
Tonnage[Note 2]Fate[6]
7 February 1917

Hans Kinck

 Norway
2,667
Sunk
8 February 1917

Hanna Larsen

 United Kingdom
1,311
Sunk
8 February 1917

Ida

 Norway
1,172
Sunk


References



Notes




  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.


  2. ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.




Citations




  1. ^ abcdef Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 39". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.


  3. ^ abc Gröner 1991, pp. 31-32.


  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto Heinrich Tornow". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Otto Ehrentraut". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 39". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 February 2015.



Bibliography


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  • Bendert, Harald (2001). Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0758-7.


  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.


  • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. OCLC 12119866.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)


  • Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-764-7. OCLC 20338385.




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