WWI U-boats

UC 18

Type UC II
ShipyardBlohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 268)
Ordered 29 Aug 1915
Launched 4 Mar 1916
Commissioned 15 Aug 1916
Commanders
15 Aug 1916 - 19 Feb 1917 Oblt. Wilhelm Kiel
Career 6 patrols
19 Oct 1916 - 19 Feb 1917 Flandern Flotilla
Successes34 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


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