SM UC-7

History
German Empire
Name	UC-7
Ordered	November 1914
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Yard number	51
Launched	6 July 1915
Commissioned	9 July 1915
Fate	Missing since 5 July 1916; possibly sunk by a mine
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced; 183 t (180 long tons), submerged;
Length	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a; 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft; 1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 PS (66 kW; 89 bhp); 1 × electric motor, 175 PS (129 kW; 173 shp);
Speed	6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph), surfaced; 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph), submerged;
Range	780 nmi (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced; 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes; 12 × UC 120 mines; 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun;
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla; 12 August 1915 – 5 July 1916;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Franz Wäger; 9 July – 29 November 1915; Oblt.z.S. Georg Haag; 30 November 1915 – 5 July 1916;
Operations:	34 patrols
Victories:	19 merchant ships sunk ; (40,901 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (3,520 tons); 12 auxiliary warships sunk ; (4,833 GRT); 2 merchant ships damaged ; (6,151 GRT);

SM UC-7 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 6 July 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 9 July 1915 as SM UC-7. Mines laid by UC-7 in her 34 patrols were credited with sinking 32 ships.

History

German Empire
Name	UC-7
Ordered	November 1914
Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Yard number	51
Launched	6 July 1915
Commissioned	9 July 1915
Fate	Missing since 5 July 1916; possibly sunk by a mine
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced 183 t (180 long tons), submerged
Length	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft 1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 PS (66 kW; 89 bhp) 1 × electric motor, 175 PS (129 kW; 173 shp)
Speed	6.20 knots (11.48 km/h; 7.13 mph), surfaced 5.22 knots (9.67 km/h; 6.01 mph), submerged
Range	780 nmi (1,440 km; 900 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes 12 × UC 120 mines 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla 12 August 1915 – 5 July 1916
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Franz Wäger 9 July – 29 November 1915 Oblt.z.S. Georg Haag 30 November 1915 – 5 July 1916
Operations:	34 patrols
Victories:	19 merchant ships sunk (40,901 GRT) 1 warship sunk (3,520 tons) 12 auxiliary warships sunk (4,833 GRT) 2 merchant ships damaged (6,151 GRT)