SM UC-15

History
Germany
Name	SM UC-15
Ordered	23 November 1914
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	229
Laid down	28 January 1915
Launched	19 May 1915
Commissioned	28 June 1915
Fate	disappeared in November 1916
General characteristics
Class and type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 168 metric tons (185 short tons), surfaced; 182 metric tons (201 short tons), submerged
Length	111 ft 6 in (33.99 m)
Beam	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Draft	10 ft (3 m)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 1 × propeller shaft; 1 × Benz 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 bhp (67 kW); 1 × electric motor, 175 shp (130 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 6.49 knots (12.02 km/h), surfaced; 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h), submerged
Endurance	list error: <br /> list (help); 910 nautical miles @ 5 knots, surfaced; (1,690 km @ 9.3 km/h); 50 nautical miles @ 4 knots, submerged; (93 km @ 7.4 km/h)
Test depth	50 metres (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes; 12 × UC 120 mines; 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun

SM UC-15 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Template:Lang-de) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 23 November 1914, laid down on 28 January 1915, and was launched on 19 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 28 June 1915 as SM UC-15.^{[Note 1]} Mines laid by UC-15 in her 8 patrols were credited with sinking 2 ships. UC-15 disappeared in November 1916.^[1]

Notes

^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (Template:Lang-en) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC-{{{id}}}". U-Boat War in World War I. Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tarrant, p. 173.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Gardiner, p. 181.

Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870219078. OCLC 12119866. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Tarrant, V. E. (1989). The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870217647. OCLC 20338385.

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