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{{other ships|German submarine U-29}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=File:Submarine and anti-submarine (1919) (14594694407).jpg
|Ship caption=''UC-29'' under attack by HMS ''Pargust''
}}
{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=[[German Empire]]
|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}
|Ship name=''UC-29''
|Ship ordered=29 August 1915<ref name=UC-29>{{cite Uboat.net
|name=UC 29
|id=UC+29
|type=1sub
|accessdate=22 February 2009
}}</ref>
|Ship builder=[[AG Vulcan Stettin|AG Vulcan]], [[Hamburg]]<ref name=Tarrant-173>Tarrant, p. 173.</ref>
|Ship yard number=68<ref name=UC-29 />
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=15 July 1916<ref name=UC-29 />
|Ship commissioned=15 August 1916<ref name=UC-29 />
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship struck=
|Ship fate=Sunk by British [[Q ship]], 7 June 1917<ref name=UC-29 />
|Ship notes=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}}
|Ship class=[[Type UC II submarine]]
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|400|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}}, surfaced
*{{convert|480|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
|Ship length=
*{{convert|49.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[o/a]]
*{{convert|39.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
|Ship beam=
*{{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
*{{convert|3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} pressure hull
|Ship draught={{convert|3.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=
*2 × [[propeller shaft (ship)|propeller shafts]]
*2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|520|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}}
*2 × [[electric motor]]s, {{convert|460|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed=
*{{convert|11.6|kn}}, surfaced
*{{convert|6.7|kn}}, submerged
|Ship range=
*{{convert|9,410|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|7|kn}}, surfaced
*{{convert|53|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}}, submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=26
|Ship armament=
*6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} mine tubes
*18 × UC 200 [[naval mine|mines]]
*3 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (2 bow/external; one stern)
*7 × [[torpedo]]es
*1 × [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30]] [[deck gun]]
|Ship notes=48-second diving time
}}
{{Infobox service record
|is_ship=yes
|is_multi=yes
|partof=*I Flotilla
*19 October 1916 – 7 June 1917
|commanders=*''Oblt.z.S.'' Ernst Rosenow<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|id=275
|name=Ernst Rosenow
|type=1comm
|accessdate=16 February 2015
}}</ref>
*15 August 1916 – 7 June 1917
|operations=7 patrols
|victories=
*16 merchant ships sunk <br>({{GRT|21,469}})
*2 auxiliary warships sunk <br>({{GRT|440}})
*2 merchant ships damaged <br>({{GRT|13,042}})
*2 auxiliary warships damaged <br>({{GRT|4,112}})
}}
|}

'''SM ''UC-29''''' was a German [[Type UC II submarine|Type UC II]] [[minelayer|minelaying]] [[submarine]] or [[U-boat]] in the [[German Imperial Navy]] ({{langx|de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during [[World War I]]. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launch]]ed on 15 July 1916. She was [[Ship commissioning|commission]]ed into the German Imperial Navy on 15 August 1916 as SM ''UC-29''.<ref name=UC-29 /><ref group=Note>"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.</ref> In an eight-month career, the ''UC-29'' performed seven combat patrols into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] during the German war on Allied trade (''[[Handelskrieg]]''). In these patrols she was very successful, sinking 18 allied ships, totalling 21,909 GRT. She also damaged 4 ships of 17,154 GRT. On 7 June 1917 she torpedoed the British [[Q-ship]] {{HMS|Pargust}} off the Irish coast, but was ambushed by her hidden armaments when she approached too close and was sunk with 23 hands. ''Pargust'' was commanded by British submarine hunter [[Gordon Campbell (VC)|Gordon Campbell]] and had on board [[Ronald Niel Stuart]] and [[William Williams (VC)|William Williams]], who were awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for their actions in the engagement.

Her wreck lies in [[Cork Harbour]], Ireland.<ref>[Irish Wrecks Online http://www.irishwrecksonline.net/Lists/CorkListC.htm]</ref>

==Design==
A [[Type UC II submarine]], ''UC-29'' had a displacement of {{convert|400|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|480|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a [[length overall]] of {{convert|49.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (ship)|beam]] of {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|3.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|260|PS|kW shp}} (a total of {{convert|520|PS|kW shp}}), two [[electric motor]]s producing {{convert|460|PS|kW shp}}, and two [[propeller shaft]]s. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|11.6|kn}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|6.7|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|53|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|9410|nmi}} at {{convert|7|kn}}. ''UC-29'' was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three {{convert|50|cm}} [[torpedo tube]]s (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30]] [[deck gun]]. Her [[Ship's company|complement]] was twenty-six crew members.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}}

==Summary of raiding history==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="140px"|Date
! width="140px"|Name
! width="160px"|Nationality
! width="25px" |Tonnage<ref group=Note name=tonnage>Merchant ship tonnages are in [[gross register tons]]. Military vessels are listed by tons [[displacement (ship)|displacement]].</ref>
! width="160px"|Fate<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|id=uc29
|name=UC 29
|type=1boat
|accessdate=16 February 2015
}}</ref>
|-
|align="right"|17 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#17 November|''Canganian'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,143
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|23 January 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#23 January|''Clan Shaw'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|3,943
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|24 January 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#24 January|''Sunniva'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|589
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|5 February 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1917#5 February|''Primrose'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|136
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|9 February 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1917#9 February|HMT ''Yesso'']]
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|229
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|10 February 1917
|align="left" |''San Fraterno''
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|9,587
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|align="right"|11 February 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in February 1917#11 February|''Norwood'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|798
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|11 February 1917
|align="left" |''Roanoke''
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|3,455
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|align="right"|1 March 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1917#1 March|''Herbert Ingram'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|142
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|1 March 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1917#1 March|''Redcap'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|199
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|3 March 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1917#3 March|HMT ''Northumbria'']]
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|211
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|14 March 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1917#14 March|''Storaas'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|3,041
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|24 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#24 April|''Upton Castle'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|145
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|27 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#27 April|''Nidelven'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,262
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|27 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#27 April|''Ragnhild'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,117
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|29 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#29 April|''Carbo I'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Denmark}}
|align="right"|1,385
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|1 May 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#1 May|''Firelight'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,143
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|3 June 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1917#3 June|''Elisabeth'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="right"|2,061
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|3 June 1917
|align="left" |HMS ''Mavis''
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|1,295
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|align="right"|4 June 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in June 1917#4 June|''Songvand'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="right"|2,206
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|7 June 1917
|align="left" |{{HMS|Pargust||6}}
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|2,817
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|align="right"|3 August 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in August 1917#3 August|''Hornchurch'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|2,159
|align="left" |Sunk
|}

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist|group=Note}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book
|first=Harald
|last=Bendert
|title=Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten
|publisher=Mittler
|year=2001
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|isbn=3-8132-0758-7
|language=German
}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
* {{cite book | editor1-last=Gardiner | editor1-first=Robert | editor2-last=Gray | editor2-first=Randal |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher = [[Naval Institute Press]] | year = 1985 | isbn = 978-0-87021-907-8 | oclc = 12119866 }}
* {{cite book | last = Tarrant | first = V. E. |title=The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945 | location = Annapolis, Maryland | publisher = Naval Institute Press | year = 1989 | isbn = 978-0-87021-764-7 | oclc = 20338385 }}
{{Refend}}

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