SM UC-34

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SM UC-34 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Template:Langx) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 6 May 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 25 September 1916 as SM UC-34.[Note 1] In nine patrols UC-34 was credited with sinking 21 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid.

On 30 December 1917 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Obermüller, UC-34 torpedoed the British troop ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". off the Port of Alexandria.[2][3] AragonTemplate:'s escort, the destroyer Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., rescued 300 to 400 survivors but then UC-34 torpedoed and sank her as well. Of 2,500 personnel who had been aboard Aragon, 610 were killed.[2][3]

UC-34 was scuttled at Pola on 28 October 1918 on the surrender of Austria-Hungary.[1]

Design

A Type UC II submarine, UC-34 had a displacement of Script error: No such module "convert". when at the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged. She had a length overall of Script error: No such module "convert". o/a, a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing Script error: No such module "convert". (a total of Script error: No such module "convert".), two electric motors producing Script error: No such module "convert"., and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of Script error: No such module "convert"..Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and a submerged speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. When submerged, she could operate for Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".; when surfaced, she could travel Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".. UC-34 was fitted with six Script error: No such module "convert". mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one Script error: No such module "convert". Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.

Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[4]
27 December 1916 Maud File:Flag of France.svg France 176 Sunk
28 December 1916 Seedonis File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire 284 Sunk
6 April 1917 Rahmanich File:Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg Egypt 100 Sunk
6 April 1917 Spithead File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,697 Sunk
8 April 1917 Geilan Bahri File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 19 Sunk
10 April 1917 Fotis File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 3,526 Damaged
11 April 1917 Imperial Transport File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,648 Sunk
4 May 1917 Cameleon Template:Navy/core 179 Sunk
31 May 1917 Ozarda File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,791 Damaged
2 June 1917 Cameronian File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,861 Sunk
7 June 1917 Liliana File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Kingdom of Italy 70 Sunk
30 June 1917 Caledonien File:Flag of France.svg France 4,140 Sunk
13 September 1917 Bengali File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,684 Damaged
25 October 1917 Euston File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,841 Sunk
12 November 1917 Barbary File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,185 Sunk
30 December 1917 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Template:Navy/core 9,588 Sunk
30 December 1917 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Template:Navy/core 785 Sunk
31 December 1917 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Template:Navy/core 4,041 Sunk
8 April 1918 Bengali File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,684 Sunk
9 April 1918 Vasconia File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3,052 Sunk
1 August 1918 Columbia File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 5,570 Sunk
6 August 1918 Clan Macneil File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3,939 Sunk
10 August 1918 Patra File:Flag of France.svg France 45 Sunk
10 August 1918 Tatarrax File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6,216 Sunk

Notes

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  1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Langx) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

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