For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-33.
| SM UC-33 | |
|---|---|
| Career (German Empire) |  |
| Name: | UC-33 |
| Ordered: | 29 August 1915[1] |
| Builder: | AG Vulcan, Hamburg[2] |
| Yard number: | 72[1] |
| Launched: | 26 August 1916[1] |
| Commissioned: | 25 September 1916[1] |
| Fate: | shelled and rammed, 26 September 1917[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type UC II submarine |
| Displacement: |
400 t (440 short tons), surfaced[2] 480 t (530 short tons), submerged |
| Length: | 162 ft 3 in (49.45 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)[2] |
| Draft: | 12 ft 2 in (4 m)[3] |
| Propulsion: |
2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 500 bhp (370 kW)[3] 2 × electric motors, 460 shp (340 kW)[3] |
| Speed: |
11.6 knots (21.5 km/h), surfaced[2] 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h), submerged |
| Endurance: |
10,040 nautical miles @ 7 knots, surfaced[3] (18,590 km @ 13 km/h) 53 nautical miles @ 4 knots, submerged[3] (98 km @ 7.4 km/h) |
| Test depth: | 50 m (160 ft)[3] |
| Complement: | 26[3] |
| Armament: |
6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes[3] 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) KL/30 deck gun[2] |
| Notes: | 48-second diving time[2] |
SM UC-33 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German language: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 26 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 September 1916 as SM UC-33.[Note 1] In 7 patrols UC-33 was credited with sinking 36 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-33 was shelled and then rammed by patrol boat PC61 at position 51°55′N 6°14′W / 51.917°N 6.233°WCoordinates: 51°55′N 6°14′W / 51.917°N 6.233°W in St. George's Channel on 26 September 1917.[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- 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.
- 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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