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{{other ships|German submarine U-26}}
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|Ship country=[[German Empire]]
|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}
|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}
|Ship name=''UC-26''
|Ship name=''UC-26''
|Ship ordered=29 August 1915<ref name=UC-26>{{cite web
|Ship ordered=29 August 1915<ref name=UC-26>{{cite Uboat.net
|name=UC 26
|title=WWI U-boats: UC-26
|id=UC+26
|url=http://uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=UC+26
|type=1sub
|last=Helgason
|accessdate=22 February 2009
|first=Guðmundur
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|accessdate=22 February 2009
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|Ship builder=[[AG Vulcan Stettin|AG Vulcan]], [[Hamburg]]<ref name=Tarrant-173>Tarrant, p. 173.</ref>
|Ship builder=[[AG Vulcan Stettin|AG Vulcan]], [[Hamburg]]<ref name=Tarrant-173>Tarrant, p. 173.</ref>
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|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship struck=
|Ship struck=
|Ship fate=rammed and sunk by {{HMS|Milne|1914|6}}, 8 May 1917<ref name=UC-26 />
|Ship fate=Rammed and sunk by {{HMS|Milne|1914|6}}, 8 May 1917<ref name=UC-26 />
|Ship notes=
|Ship notes=
}}
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1985|pp=58-59}}
|Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}}
|Ship class=[[German Type UC II submarine]]
|Ship class=[[Type UC II submarine]]<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
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|type=2type
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|accessdate=25 August 2017
|Ship draft={{convert|12|ft|2|in|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Con-182>Gardiner, p. 182.</ref>
}}</ref>
|Ship propulsion=2 × [[propeller shaft (ship)|propeller shafts]]<br />2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|500|bhp|abbr=on}}<ref name=Con-182 /><br />2 × [[electric motor]]s, {{convert|460|shp|abbr=on}}<ref name=Con-182 />
|Ship speed={{convert|11.6|kn}}, surfaced<ref name=Tarrant-173 /><br />{{convert|6.6|kn}}, submerged
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|400|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}}, surfaced
*{{convert|480|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
|Ship range=9,260 nautical miles at {{convert|7|kn}}, surfaced<ref name=Con-182 /><br />(17,150 km at 13 km/h)<br />53 nautical miles at {{convert|4|kn}}, submerged<ref name=Con-182 /><br />(98 km at 7.4 km/h)
|Ship length=
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=Con-182 />
*{{convert|49.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[o/a]]
|Ship complement=26<ref name=Con-182 />
*{{convert|39.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
|Ship armament=6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} mine tubes<ref name=Con-182 /><br />18 × UC 200 [[naval mine|mines]]<br />3 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (2 bow/external; one stern)<br />7 × [[torpedo]]es<br />1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} KL/30 [[deck gun]]<ref name=Tarrant-173 />
|Ship beam=
|Ship notes=48-second diving time<ref name=Tarrant-173 />
*{{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
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*2 × [[propeller shaft (ship)|propeller shafts]]
*2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|500|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}}
*2 × [[electric motor]]s, {{convert|460|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
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*{{convert|11.6|kn}}, surfaced
*{{convert|6.6|kn}}, submerged
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*{{convert|9,260|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|7|kn}}, surfaced
*{{convert|53|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}}, surfaced
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=26
|Ship armament=
*6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} mine tubes
*18 × UC 200 [[naval mine|mines]]
*3 × {{convert|50|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (2 bow/external; one stern)
*7 × [[torpedo]]es
*1 × [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30]] [[deck gun]]
|Ship notes=48-second diving time
}}
}}
{{service record
{{Infobox service record
|is_ship=yes
|is_ship=yes
|partof=[[Imperial German Navy]]:<br />Flandern Flotilla<br />12 September 1916 - 8 May 1917
|partof=*Flandern Flotilla
*12 September 1916 – 8 May 1917
|commanders=*''Oblt.z.S.'' Matthias Graf von Schmettow<ref>{{cite web
|commanders=*''Oblt.z.S.'' Matthias Graf von Schmettow<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|url=http://www.uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/293.html
|id=293
|title=Matthias Graf von Schmettow (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)
|name=Matthias Graf von Schmettow (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)
|last=Helgason
|type=1comm
|first=Guðmundur
|accessdate=2 January 2015
|website=German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
}}</ref>
|accessdate=2 January 2015
}}</ref><br />18 July 1916 - 8 May 1917
*18 July 1916 – 8 May 1917
|operations=9 patrols
|operations=9 patrols
|victories=
|victories=31 merchant ships sunk ({{GRT|58,915}})<br />5 merchant ships damaged (17,784 GRT)<br />8 warships sunk (2,565 tons)
*29 merchant ships sunk <br>({{GRT|44,859}})
*3 warships sunk <br>(1267 tons)
*7 auxiliary warships sunk <br>({{GRT|15,354}})
*5 merchant ships damaged <br>({{GRT|17,784}})
}}
}}
|}
|}

'''SM ''UC-26''''' was a German [[German Type UC II submarine|Type UC II]] [[minelayer|minelaying]] [[submarine]] or [[U-boat]] in the [[German Imperial Navy]] ({{lang-de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during [[World War I]]. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was [[launch (ship)|launch]]ed on 22 June 1916. She was [[commission (ship)|commission]]ed into the German Imperial Navy on 18 July 1916 as SM ''UC-26''.<ref group=Note>"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{lang-en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.</ref> In 9 patrols ''UC-26'' was credited with sinking 39 ships, either by torpedo or by [[naval mines|mines]] laid. ''UC-26'' was rammed and sunk by {{HMS|Milne|1914|6}} off [[Calais]] on 8 May 1917.<ref name=UC-26 />
'''SM ''UC-26''''' was a German [[Type UC II submarine|Type UC II]] [[minelayer|minelaying]] [[submarine]] or [[U-boat]] in the [[German Imperial Navy]] ({{langx|de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during [[World War I]]. The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launch]]ed on 22 June 1916. She was [[Ship commissioning|commission]]ed into the German Imperial Navy on 18 July 1916 as SM ''UC-26''.<ref group=Note>"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.</ref> In nine patrols ''UC-26'' was credited with sinking 39 ships, either by torpedo or by [[naval mines|mines]] laid. On 16 February 1917, SM ''UC-26'' was rammed by the Royal Naval vessel [[SS Mona's Queen (1885)|''Mona's Queen'']] (with over 1,000 troops embarked) near Le Harve. The submarine was hit by the port paddlebox of the ''Mona's Queen'', with her steel paddle floats severely damaging the submarine's bow. ''UC-26'' was ultimately rammed and sunk by {{HMS|Milne|1914|6}} off [[Calais]] on 8 May 1917.<ref name=UC-26 />


==Design==
==Design==
A [[German Type UC II submarine]], ''U-26'' had a displacement of {{convert|400|t|LT ST}} when at the surface and {{convert|480|t|LT ST}} while submerged. It had a total length of {{convert|162|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}, a beam length of {{convert|5.28|m|ftin|abbr=on}},<ref name=Tarrant-173/> and a draught length of {{convert|4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Con-182/> The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|500|PS|shp kW}} (a total of {{convert|1000|PS|shp|kW}}, two electric motors each producing {{convert|340|kW|shp PS}}, and two [[propeller shaft]]s. It had a dive time of 48 seconds<ref name=Tarrant-173/> and was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.<ref name=Con-182 />
A [[Type UC II submarine]], ''UC-26'' had a displacement of {{convert|400|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|480|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a [[length overall]] of {{convert|49.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (ship)|beam]] of {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|3.65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing {{convert|250|PS|kW shp}} (a total of {{convert|500|PS|kW shp}}), two [[electric motor]]s producing {{convert|460|PS|kW shp}}, and two [[propeller shaft]]s. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}}


The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|11.6|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|6.6|kn|km/h mph}}. When submerged, it could operate for {{convert|53|nmi|km mi}} at {{convert|4|kn|km/h mph}}; when surfaced, it could travel {{convert|9260|nmi|km mi}} at {{convert|7|kn|km/h mph}}.<ref name=Tarrant-173/> ''U-26'' was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes,<ref name=Con-182 /> eighteen UC 200 mines, three {{convert|50|cm}} [[torpedo tube]]s (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one {{convert|8.8|cm|in}} KL/30 deck gun.<ref name=Tarrant-173/> Its [[Ship's company|complement]] was twenty-six crew members.<ref name=Con-182 />
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|11.6|kn}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|6.6|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|53|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|9260|nmi}} at {{convert|7|kn}}. ''UC-26'' was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three {{convert|50|cm}} [[torpedo tube]]s (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one [[8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} Uk L/30]] [[deck gun]]. Her [[Ship's company|complement]] was twenty-six crew members.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=31-32}}


==Summary of raiding career==
==Summary of raiding history==
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|-
|-
! width="140px"|Date
! width="140px"|Date
! width="140px"|Name
! width="140px"|Name
! width="160px"|Nationality
! width="160px"|Nationality
! width="25px" |Tonnage<br />([[Gross register tonnage|GRT]])
! width="25px" |Tonnage<ref group=Note name=tonnage>Merchant ship tonnages are in [[gross register tons]]. Military vessels are listed by tons [[displacement (ship)|displacement]].</ref>
! width="160px"|Fate<ref>{{cite web
! width="160px"|Fate<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|id=uc26
|url=http://www.uboat.net/wwi/boats/successes/uc26.html
|name=UC 26
|title=Ships hit by UC-26
|type=1boat
|last=Helgason
|accessdate=2 January 2015
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German and Austrian U-Boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
|accessdate=2 January 2015
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align="right"|23 September 1916
|align="right"|23 September 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1916#23 September|''Prinsessan Ingeborg'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1916#23 September|''Prinsessan Ingeborg'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Sweden}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Sweden}}
|align="right"|3,670
|align="right"|3,670
|align="left" |Damaged
|align="left" |Damaged
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|align="right"|30 September 1916
|align="right"|30 September 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1916#30 September|''Maywood'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1916#30 September|''Maywood'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,188
|align="right"|1,188
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|30 September 1916
|align="right"|30 September 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1916#30 September|''William George'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1916#30 September|''William George'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|151
|align="right"|151
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|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|1 October 1916
|align="right"|1 October 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#1 October|''Vanellus'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#1 October|''Vanellus'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,797
|align="right"|1,797
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|align="right"|1 October 1916
|align="right"|1 October 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#1 October|''Villebois Mareuil'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#1 October|''Villebois Mareuil'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}
|align="right"|32
|align="right"|32
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|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|3 October 1916
|align="right"|3 October 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#3 October|''Ada'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#3 October|''Ada'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,111
|align="right"|1,111
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|4 October 1916
|align="right"|4 October 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#4 October|''Risholm'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#4 October|''Risholm'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|2,550
|align="right"|2,550
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|5 October 1916
|align="right"|5 October 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#5 October|''Isle of Hastings'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#5 October|''Isle of Hastings'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,575
|align="right"|1,575
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|13 October 1916
|align="right"|13 October 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#13 October|''Mercator'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in October 1916#13 October|''Mercator'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Finland}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Finland}}
|align="right"|2,827
|align="right"|2,827
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|15 November 1916
|align="right"|15 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#15 November|''Saint Leonards'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#15 November|''Saint Leonards'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,574
|align="right"|4,574
|align="left" |Damaged
|align="left" |Damaged
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|align="right"|16 November 1916
|align="right"|16 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#16 November|''Joachim Brinch Lund'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#16 November|''Joachim Brinch Lund'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,603
|align="right"|1,603
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|16 November 1916
|align="right"|16 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#16 November|''San Nicolao'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#16 November|''San Nicolao'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Portugal}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Portugal}}
|align="right"|2,697
|align="right"|2,697
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|17 November 1916
|align="right"|17 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#17 November|''Monmouth'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#17 November|''Monmouth'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,078
|align="right"|4,078
|align="left" |Damaged
|align="left" |Damaged
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|align="right"|19 November 1916
|align="right"|19 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#19 November|''Finn'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#19 November|''Finn'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|3,806
|align="right"|3,806
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|21 November 1916
|align="right"|21 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#21 November|''Cap Lihou'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#21 November|''Cap Lihou'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}
|align="right"|252
|align="right"|252
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|22 November 1916
|align="right"|22 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#22 November|''Brierton'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#22 November|''Brierton'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|3,255
|align="right"|3,255
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|22 November 1916
|align="right"|22 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#22 November|''Trym'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#22 November|''Trym'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,801
|align="right"|1,801
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|23 November 1916
|align="right"|23 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#23 November|''Dansted'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#23 November|''Dansted'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Denmark}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
|align="right"|1,499
|align="right"|1,499
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|25 November 1916
|align="right"|25 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#25 November|''Alfred De Courcy'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#25 November|''Alfred De Courcy'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|164
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|25 November 1916
|align="right"|25 November 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#25 November|''Malvina'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in November 1916#25 November|''Malvina'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}
|align="right"|112
|align="right"|112
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|10 December 1916
|align="right"|10 December 1916
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in December 1916#10 December|''Strathalbyn'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in December 1916#10 December|''Strathalbyn'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,331
|align="right"|4,331
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|28 January 1917
|align="right"|28 January 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#28 January|''Egret'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#28 January|''Egret'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Russian Empire}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}
|align="right"|4,055
|align="right"|4,055
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|28 January 1917
|align="right"|28 January 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#28 January|''Argo'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#28 January|''Argo'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,261
|align="right"|1,261
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|28 January 1917
|align="right"|28 January 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#28 January|''Heimland I'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1917#28 January|''Heimland I'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|505
|align="right"|505
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|6 February 1917
|align="left" |{{SS|Mona's Queen|1885|2}}
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,200
|align="left" |Damaged
|-
|-
|align="right"|7 February 1917
|align="right"|7 February 1917
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|align="right"|277
|align="right"|277
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
|-
|align="right"|16 February 1917
|align="left" |{{SS|Mona's Queen|1885|2}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Isle of Man|civil}}
|align="right"|1,200
|align="left" |Damaged during ramming
|-
|-
|align="right"|10 April 1917
|align="right"|10 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#10 April|HMS ''P 26'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#10 April|HMS ''P26'']]
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|613
|align="right"|613
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|-
|-
|align="right"|10 April 1917
|align="right"|10 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#10 April|''Salta'']]
|align="left" |{{HMHS|Salta||6}}
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|align="right"|7,284
|align="right"|7,284
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|11 April 1917
|align="right"|11 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#11 April|''Branksome Hall'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#11 April|''Branksome Hall'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|4,262
|align="right"|4,262
|align="left" |Damaged
|align="left" |Damaged
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|align="right"|11 April 1917
|align="right"|11 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#11 April|''Duchess of Cornwall'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#11 April|''Duchess of Cornwall'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|1,706
|align="right"|1,706
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|13 April 1917
|align="right"|13 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#13 April|''Gambetta'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#13 April|''Gambetta'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}
|align="right"|39
|align="right"|39
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|14 April 1917
|align="right"|14 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#14 April|''Tom'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#14 April|''Tom'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Spain}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Spain|civil-1785}}
|align="right"|2,413
|align="right"|2,413
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|18 April 1917
|align="right"|18 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#18 April|''Surcouf'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#18 April|''Surcouf'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|France}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|France}}
|align="right"|195
|align="right"|195
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|19 April 1917
|align="right"|19 April 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#19 April|''Senator Dantziger'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1917#19 April|''Senator Dantziger'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|164
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|2 May 1917
|align="right"|2 May 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#2 May|''Certo'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#2 May|''Certo'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|Norway}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|align="right"|1,629
|align="right"|1,629
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|3 May 1917
|align="right"|3 May 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#3 May|''Ussa'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#3 May|''Ussa'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|2,066
|align="right"|2,066
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
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|align="right"|8 May 1917
|align="right"|8 May 1917
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#8 May|''Iris'']]
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in May 1917#8 May|''Iris'']]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="left" |{{flagcountry|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|75
|align="right"|75
|align="left" |Sunk
|align="left" |Sunk
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 12:52, 23 October 2024

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-26.

History
German Empire
NameUC-26
Ordered29 August 1915[1]
BuilderAG Vulcan, Hamburg[2]
Yard number65[1]
Launched22 June 1916[1]
Commissioned18 July 1916[1]
FateRammed and sunk by HMS Milne, 8 May 1917[1]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeType UC II submarine[4]
Displacement
  • 400 t (390 long tons), surfaced
  • 480 t (470 long tons), submerged
Length
Beam
  • 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) pressure hull
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph), surfaced
  • 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h; 7.6 mph), submerged
Range
  • 9,260 nmi (17,150 km; 10,660 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph), surfaced
  • 53 nmi (98 km; 61 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), surfaced
Test depth50 m (160 ft)
Complement26
Armament
Notes48-second diving time
Service record
Part of:
  • Flandern Flotilla
  • 12 September 1916 – 8 May 1917
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Matthias Graf von Schmettow[5]
  • 18 July 1916 – 8 May 1917
Operations: 9 patrols
Victories:
  • 29 merchant ships sunk
    (44,859 GRT)
  • 3 warships sunk
    (1267 tons)
  • 7 auxiliary warships sunk
    (15,354 GRT)
  • 5 merchant ships damaged
    (17,784 GRT)

SM UC-26 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 29 August 1915 and was launched on 22 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 18 July 1916 as SM UC-26.[Note 1] In nine patrols UC-26 was credited with sinking 39 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. On 16 February 1917, SM UC-26 was rammed by the Royal Naval vessel Mona's Queen (with over 1,000 troops embarked) near Le Harve. The submarine was hit by the port paddlebox of the Mona's Queen, with her steel paddle floats severely damaging the submarine's bow. UC-26 was ultimately rammed and sunk by HMS Milne off Calais on 8 May 1917.[1]

Design

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A Type UC II submarine, UC-26 had a displacement of 400 tonnes (390 long tons) when at the surface and 480 tonnes (470 long tons) while submerged. She had a length overall of 49.45 m (162 ft 3 in), a beam of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a draught of 3.65 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 250 metric horsepower (180 kW; 250 shp) (a total of 500 metric horsepower (370 kW; 490 shp)), two electric motors producing 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp), and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) and a submerged speed of 6.6 knots (12.2 km/h; 7.6 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 53 nautical miles (98 km; 61 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 9,260 nautical miles (17,150 km; 10,660 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). UC-26 was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one 8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.[3]

Summary of raiding history

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Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[6]
23 September 1916 Prinsessan Ingeborg  Sweden 3,670 Damaged
30 September 1916 Maywood  United Kingdom 1,188 Sunk
30 September 1916 William George  United Kingdom 151 Sunk
1 October 1916 Vanellus  United Kingdom 1,797 Sunk
1 October 1916 Villebois Mareuil  France 32 Sunk
3 October 1916 Ada  Norway 1,111 Sunk
4 October 1916 Risholm  Norway 2,550 Sunk
5 October 1916 Isle of Hastings  United Kingdom 1,575 Sunk
13 October 1916 Mercator  Finland 2,827 Sunk
27 October 1916 Blanc Nez  French Navy 247 Sunk
28 October 1916 HMHS Galeka  Royal Navy 6,772 Sunk
30 October 1916 Saint Hubert  French Navy 216 Sunk
1 November 1916 Torpilleur 300  French Navy 99 Sunk
15 November 1916 Saint Leonards  United Kingdom 4,574 Damaged
16 November 1916 HMT Anthony Hope  Royal Navy 288 Sunk
16 November 1916 Joachim Brinch Lund  Norway 1,603 Sunk
16 November 1916 San Nicolao  Portugal 2,697 Sunk
17 November 1916 Monmouth  United Kingdom 4,078 Damaged
19 November 1916 Finn  Norway 3,806 Sunk
21 November 1916 Cap Lihou  France 252 Sunk
22 November 1916 Brierton  United Kingdom 3,255 Sunk
22 November 1916 Trym  Norway 1,801 Sunk
23 November 1916 Dansted  Denmark 1,499 Sunk
25 November 1916 Alfred De Courcy  France 164 Sunk
25 November 1916 Malvina  France 112 Sunk
10 December 1916 Strathalbyn  United Kingdom 4,331 Sunk
28 January 1917 Egret  Russia 4,055 Sunk
28 January 1917 Argo  Norway 1,261 Sunk
28 January 1917 Heimland I  Norway 505 Sunk
7 February 1917 Noella  French Navy 277 Sunk
16 February 1917 Mona's Queen  Isle of Man 1,200 Damaged during ramming
10 April 1917 HMS P26  Royal Navy 613 Sunk
10 April 1917 HMHS Salta  Royal Navy 7,284 Sunk
11 April 1917 HMT Amy  Royal Navy 270 Sunk
11 April 1917 Branksome Hall  United Kingdom 4,262 Damaged
11 April 1917 Duchess of Cornwall  United Kingdom 1,706 Sunk
13 April 1917 Gambetta  France 39 Sunk
14 April 1917 Tom  Spain 2,413 Sunk
18 April 1917 Surcouf  France 195 Sunk
19 April 1917 Senator Dantziger  United Kingdom 164 Sunk
2 May 1917 Certo  Norway 1,629 Sunk
2 May 1917 HMS Derwent  Royal Navy 555 Sunk
3 May 1917 Ussa  United Kingdom 2,066 Sunk
8 May 1917 Iris  United Kingdom 75 Sunk

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: His Majesty's) and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine.
  2. ^ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 26". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ Tarrant, p. 173.
  3. ^ a b c Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "UC Type II". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Matthias Graf von Schmettow (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by UC 26". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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