WWI U-boats
UC 18
Type | UC II | ||||
Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 268) | ||||
Ordered | 29 Aug 1915 | ||||
Launched | 4 Mar 1916 | ||||
Commissioned | 15 Aug 1916 | ||||
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Career | 6 patrols | ||||
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Successes | 34 ships sunk with a total of 34,343 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 21,157 tons. (View ships hit by UC 18) | ||||
Fate | 19 Feb 1917 - Sunk by gunfire of Q-Ship Lady Olive. 28 dead (all hands lost). |
The discovery of UC 18 was announced in March 2024, with the wreck lying some miles to the west of the historical loss position of 49°15’N 02°34’W