WWI U-boats

UC 3

 

Type

UC I

Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg  (Werk 47)
Ordered  Laid down  
Launched 28 May 1915 Commissioned 1 Jun 1915 
Commanders
1 Jun 1915 - 26 Sep 1915   Erwin Weisbach
27 Sep 1915 - 12 May 1916   Erwin Waßner
13 May 1916 - 27 May 1916   Günther Kreysern
Career 29 patrols
30 Jun 1915 - 27 May 1916 Flandern Flotilla
Successes22 ships sunk for a total of 30,592 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 1,909 tons. 
Fate 27 May 1916 - Mined N of Zeebrugge 5135N (?) 0308E. 18 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 24 ships hit by UC 3


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