HNoMS B-5

	Norwegian submarine B-4 which looked identical to her sister ship B-5
History
Norway
Name	HNoMS B-5
Builder	Horten Navy Yard, Oslo
Yard number	116
Laid down	December 1925
Launched	17 June 1929
Commissioned	1 October 1929
Fate	Captured at Kristiansand on 9 April 1940 and enlisted in the Kriegsmarine
Service record as HNoMS B-5
Part of:	First Naval Defense District, Second Submarine Division; 1 October 1929 – 9 April 1940;
Commanders:	Kommandør Y. Brekke; 1 October 1929 – 9 April 1940;
Operations:	None
Victories:	None
Nazi Germany
Name	UC-1
Acquired	9 April 1940
Commissioned	20 November 1940
Decommissioned	28 March 1942
Fate	Broken up in 1942
Service record as UC-1
Part of:	U-boat Defense School; June 1941 – March 1942;
Identification codes:	M 10 850
Commanders:	Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Wilhelm Kiesewetter; 20 November 1940 – May 1941; Kptlt. Georg Lange; May – 14 October 1941 ; Oblt.z.S. Otto Wollschläger; 15 October – 16 November 1941; Kptlt. Georg Lange; 17 November 1941 – 28 March 1942; Lt.z.S. Karl Brockmann (acting); December 1941 – 28 March 1942;
Operations:	None
Victories:	None
General characteristics
Type	Norwegian B-class submarine Submarine
Displacement	365 t (359 long tons) surfaced; 545 t (536 long tons) submerged;
Length	51 m (167 ft)
Beam	5.3 m (17 ft)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Sulzer 900 shp (670 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 700 shp (520 kW) electric engines;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced; 8.9 knots (16.5 km/h) submerged;
Range	2,900 nmi (5,400 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h) surfaced; 150 nmi (280 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	23
Armament	2 × 45.6 cm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes (bow); 2 × 45.6 cm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes (stern); 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) L.28 Bofors gun; 2 x Reserve torpedoes (4 in total);
Notes	Carried 21 tons of diesel fuel

HNoMS B-5 was a Norwegian B-class submarine which was captured by an E-boat of the Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940 at Kristiansand, Norway. After which she was renamed UC-1 and used as a school boat for the Kriegsmarine before she was deemed unsuited for reserve training and was broken up in 1942.

History
Norwegian submarine B-4 which looked identical to her sister ship B-5
Norway
Name	HNoMS B-5
Builder	Horten Navy Yard, Oslo
Yard number	116
Laid down	December 1925
Launched	17 June 1929
Commissioned	1 October 1929
Fate	Captured at Kristiansand on 9 April 1940 and enlisted in the Kriegsmarine
Service record as HNoMS B-5
Part of:	First Naval Defense District, Second Submarine Division 1 October 1929 – 9 April 1940
Commanders:	Kommandør Y. Brekke 1 October 1929 – 9 April 1940
Operations:	None
Victories:	None
Nazi Germany
Name	UC-1
Acquired	9 April 1940
Commissioned	20 November 1940
Decommissioned	28 March 1942
Fate	Broken up in 1942
Service record as UC-1
Part of:	U-boat Defense School June 1941 – March 1942
Identification codes:	M 10 850
Commanders:	Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Wilhelm Kiesewetter 20 November 1940 – May 1941 Kptlt. Georg Lange May – 14 October 1941 Oblt.z.S. Otto Wollschläger 15 October – 16 November 1941 Kptlt. Georg Lange 17 November 1941 – 28 March 1942 Lt.z.S. Karl Brockmann (acting) December 1941 – 28 March 1942
Operations:	None
Victories:	None
General characteristics
Type	Norwegian B-class submarine Submarine
Displacement	365 t (359 long tons) surfaced 545 t (536 long tons) submerged
Length	51 m (167 ft)
Beam	5.3 m (17 ft)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Sulzer 900 shp (670 kW) diesel engines 2 × 700 shp (520 kW) electric engines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced 8.9 knots (16.5 km/h) submerged
Range	2,900 nmi (5,400 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h) surfaced 150 nmi (280 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	23
Armament	2 × 45.6 cm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes (bow) 2 × 45.6 cm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes (stern) 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) L.28 Bofors gun 2 x Reserve torpedoes (4 in total)
Notes	Carried 21 tons of diesel fuel