WWI U-boats

UC 17

 

Type

UC II

Shipyard Blohm & Voss, Hamburg  (Werk 267)
Ordered 29 Aug 1915 Laid down  
Launched 29 Feb 1916 Commissioned 21 Jul 1916 
Commanders
23 Jul 1916 - 21 May 1917   Ralph Wenninger
22 May 1917 - 3 Aug 1917   Werner Fürbringer
4 Aug 1917 - 15 Jan 1918   Ulrich Pilzecker
16 Jan 1918 - 4 May 1918   Erich Stephan
5 May 1918 - 11 Nov 1918   Freiherr Nikolaus von Lyncker
Career 21 patrols
2 Oct 1916 - 19 Oct 1918 Flandern Flotilla
19 Oct 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 I Flotilla
Successes96 ships sunk for a total of 144,423 tons.
8 ships damaged for a total of 28,540 tons.
2 warships sunk for a total of 2,731 tons. 
Fate 26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Preston in 1919-20..  

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