SM UC-36

History
German Empire
Name	UC-36
Ordered	20 November 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	277
Launched	5 June 1916
Commissioned	10 October 1916
Fate	Rammed and sunk by French ship, 21 May 1917
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	427 t (420 long tons), surfaced; 509 t (501 long tons), submerged;
Length	50.35 m (165 ft 2 in) o/a; 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull;
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a; 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull;
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp); 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp);
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced; 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph), submerged;
Range	10,180 nmi (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced; 54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes; 18 × UC 200 mines; 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern); 7 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun;
Notes	35-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla; 3 February – 21 May 1917;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Gustav Buch; 3 November 1916 – 21 May 1917;
Operations:	5 patrols
Victories:	22 merchant ships sunk ; (36,707 GRT); 2 auxiliary warships sunk ; (660 GRT);

SM UC-36 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 20 November 1915 and was launched on 5 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 10 October 1916 as SM UC-36. In five patrols UC-36 was credited with sinking 24 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-36 was rammed and sunk by the French steamer Molière off Ushant on 21 May 1917.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-36
Ordered	20 November 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	277
Launched	5 June 1916
Commissioned	10 October 1916
Fate	Rammed and sunk by French ship, 21 May 1917
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	427 t (420 long tons), surfaced 509 t (501 long tons), submerged
Length	50.35 m (165 ft 2 in) o/a 40.30 m (132 ft 3 in) pressure hull
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 600 PS (440 kW; 590 shp) 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp)
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h; 7.8 mph), submerged
Range	10,180 nmi (18,850 km; 11,710 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	26
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39.4 in) mine tubes 18 × UC 200 mines 3 × 50 cm (19.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 bow/external; one stern) 7 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun
Notes	35-second diving time
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla 3 February – 21 May 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Gustav Buch 3 November 1916 – 21 May 1917
Operations:	5 patrols
Victories:	22 merchant ships sunk (36,707 GRT) 2 auxiliary warships sunk (660 GRT)