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| History |
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| German Empire |
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| Name | UC-79 |
| Ordered | 12 January 1916 |
| Builder | AG Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 84 |
| Launched | 19 December 1916 |
| Commissioned | 22 January 1917 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine off Cap Gris Nez, March – April 1918 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type UC II submarine |
| Displacement |
- 410 t (400 long tons), surfaced
- 493 t (485 long tons), submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
- 3.65 m (12 ft) pressure hull
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| Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph), surfaced
- 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph), submerged
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| Range |
- 8,660–10,230 nmi (16,040–18,950 km; 9,970–11,770 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
- 52 nmi (96 km; 60 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | |
| Notes | 30-second diving time |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- Baltic Flotilla
- 1 April – 7 August 1917
- Flandern / Flandern I Flotilla
- 7 August 1917 – 5 April 1918
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Erich Haecker
- 22 January – 23 September 1917
- Oblt.z.S. Werner Löwe
- 24 September 1917 – 6 February 1918
- Oblt.z.S. Alfred Krameyer
- 7 February – 5 April 1918
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| Operations: |
11 patrols |
| Victories: |
- 6 merchant ships sunk
(11,163 GRT)
- 4 auxiliary warships sunk
(1,078 GRT)
- 14 merchant ships taken as prize
(10,961 GRT)
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SM UC-79 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I.