SM UC-13

History
German Empire
NameUC-13
Ordered23 November 1914
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Yard number227
Laid down28 January 1915
Launched11 May 1915
Commissioned15 May 1915
FateRan aground, 29 November 1915
General characteristics
Class & typeType UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons) surfaced
  • 182 t (179 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draught3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph) surfaced
  • 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph) submerged
Range
  • 910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth50 m (164 ft)
Complement1officer, 13 men
Armament
  • 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes
  • 12 × UC 120 mines
  • 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:
  • Constantinople Flotilla
  • 15 July – 29 November 1915
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Johannes Kirchner
  • 15 May – 29 November 1915
Operations: 3 patrols
Victories:
  • 3 merchant ships sunk
    (344 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (1,280 GRT)

SM UC-13 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 for production on 23 November 1914, laid down on 28 January 1915, and was launched on 11 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 May 1915 as SM UC-13. Mines laid by UC-13 in her three patrols were credited with sinking 3 ships.