SM UC-39
| History | |
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| German Empire | |
| Name | UC-39 |
| Ordered | 20 November 1915 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 280 |
| Launched | 25 June 1916 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1916 |
| Fate | Sunk by gunfire from HMS Thrasher, 8 February 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type UC II submarine |
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| Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 26 |
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| Notes | 35-second diving time |
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| Operations: | 1 patrol |
| Victories: |
3 merchant ships sunk (5,150 GRT) |
SM UC-39 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 31 October 1916 as SM UC-39. In one patrol, UC-39 was credited with sinking three ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-39 was forced to the surface by a depth charge attack and then sunk by gunfire from the British destroyer Thrasher off Flamborough Head on 8 February 1917. Seven crew members died while 17 survived.