SM UC-17

History
German Empire
Name	UC-17
Ordered	29 August 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	267
Launched	29 February 1916
Commissioned	21 July 1916
Fate	Surrendered, 26 November 1918; broken up, 1919–20
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	417 t (410 long tons), surfaced; 493 t (485 long tons), submerged;
Length	49.35 m (161 ft 11 in) o/a; 39.30 m (128 ft 11 in) pressure hull;
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a; 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull;
Draught	3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts; 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 500 PS (370 kW; 490 bhp); 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp);
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced; 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph), submerged;
Range	9,430 nautical miles (17,460 km; 10,850 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), surfaced; 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 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; 2 October 1916 – 19 October 1918; I Flotilla; 19 October – 11 November 1918;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Ralph Wenninger; 23 July 1916 – 21 May 1917; Oblt.z.S. Werner Fürbinger; 22 May – 3 August 1917; Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Pilzecker; 4 August 1917 – 15 January 1918; Oblt.z.S. Erich Stephan; 16 January – 4 May 1918; Oblt.z.S. Freiherr Nikolaus von Lyncker; 5 May – 11 November 1918;
Operations:	21 patrols
Victories:	89 merchant ships sunk ; (142,849 GRT); 7 auxiliary warships sunk ; (1,574 GRT); 8 merchant ships damaged ; (27,540 GRT); 1 auxiliary warships damaged ; (315 GRT);

SM UC-17 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was ordered on 29 August 1915 and launched on 29 February 1916. She was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy on 21 July 1916 as SM UC-17.

In 21 patrols UC-17 was credited with sinking 96 ships by either torpedo or laying mines. They included the Royal Fleet Auxiliary munitions ship RFA Lady Cory-Wright, which she torpedoed and sank in the English Channel on 26 March 1918.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-17
Ordered	29 August 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	267
Launched	29 February 1916
Commissioned	21 July 1916
Fate	Surrendered, 26 November 1918; broken up, 1919–20
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC II submarine
Displacement	417 t (410 long tons), surfaced 493 t (485 long tons), submerged
Length	49.35 m (161 ft 11 in) o/a 39.30 m (128 ft 11 in) pressure hull
Beam	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
Draught	3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engines, 500 PS (370 kW; 490 bhp) 2 × electric motors, 460 PS (340 kW; 450 shp)
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph), submerged
Range	9,430 nautical miles (17,460 km; 10,850 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), surfaced 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 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 2 October 1916 – 19 October 1918 I Flotilla 19 October – 11 November 1918
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Ralph Wenninger 23 July 1916 – 21 May 1917 Oblt.z.S. Werner Fürbinger 22 May – 3 August 1917 Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Pilzecker 4 August 1917 – 15 January 1918 Oblt.z.S. Erich Stephan 16 January – 4 May 1918 Oblt.z.S. Freiherr Nikolaus von Lyncker 5 May – 11 November 1918
Operations:	21 patrols
Victories:	89 merchant ships sunk (142,849 GRT) 7 auxiliary warships sunk (1,574 GRT) 8 merchant ships damaged (27,540 GRT) 1 auxiliary warships damaged (315 GRT)