SM UC-54
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-54.
SM UC-54 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 12 January 1916 and was launched on 20 March 1917. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 10 May 1917 as SM UC-54.[Note 1] In eight patrols UC-54 was credited with sinking 18 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-54 was scuttled at Trieste on 28 October 1918 on the surrender of Austria-Hungary.[1]
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Name | UC-54 |
Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel[2] |
Yard number | 270[1] |
Launched | 20 March 1917[1] |
Commissioned | 10 May 1917[1] |
Fate | Scuttled at Trieste, 28 October 1918[1] |
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Class and type | German Type UC II submarine |
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Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
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Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Complement | 26 |
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Notes | 30-second diving time |
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Operations: | 8 patrols |
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