SM UC-38

History
German Empire
Name	UC-38
Ordered	20 November 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	279
Launched	25 June 1916
Commissioned	26 October 1916
Fate	Depth charged, 14 December 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:	Pola / Mittelmeer Flotilla; 23 January – 14 December 1917;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz; 19 – 29 October 1916; Oblt.z.S. Alfred Klatt; 19 October 1916 – 4 August 1917; Oblt.z.S. Hans Hermann Wendlandt; 5 August – 14 December 1917;
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	36 merchant ships sunk ; (50,414 GRT); 3 warships sunk ; (9,308 tons); 4 auxiliary warships sunk ; (2,586 GRT); 3 merchant ships damaged ; (13,352 GRT);

SM UC-38 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 25 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 26 October 1916 as SM UC-38. UC 38 was a successful commerce raider, operating throughout her career in the Mediterranean theatre. In nine patrols UC-38 was credited with sinking 43 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. She was sunk in December 1917 in an action off Cape Ducato, Greece, during which she torpedoed the French cruiser Chateaurenault.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-38
Ordered	20 November 1915
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	279
Launched	25 June 1916
Commissioned	26 October 1916
Fate	Depth charged, 14 December 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:	Pola / Mittelmeer Flotilla 23 January – 14 December 1917
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Albrecht von Dewitz 19 – 29 October 1916 Oblt.z.S. Alfred Klatt 19 October 1916 – 4 August 1917 Oblt.z.S. Hans Hermann Wendlandt 5 August – 14 December 1917
Operations:	9 patrols
Victories:	36 merchant ships sunk (50,414 GRT) 3 warships sunk (9,308 tons) 4 auxiliary warships sunk (2,586 GRT) 3 merchant ships damaged (13,352 GRT)