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SM UC-15
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-15.
SM UC-15 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 23 November 1914, laid down on 28 January 1915, and was launched on 19 May 1915. It was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 28 June 1915 as SM UC-15.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-15 during its eight patrols are credited with sinking 3 ships. UC-15 disappeared in November 1916.[1]
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Name | UC-15 |
Ordered | 23 November 1914[1] |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen[2] |
Yard number | 230[1] |
Laid down | 28 January 1915[1] |
Launched | 19 May 1915[1] |
Commissioned | 28 June 1915[1] |
Fate | Sunk by its own mines shortly after being engaged by the Romanian torpedo boat Smeul |
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Class and type | Type UC I submarine |
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Beam | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 3.06 m (10 ft 0 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 14 |
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Operations: | 8 patrols |
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