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UC 47
Type | UC II | ||||||
| Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 257) | ||||||
| Ordered | 20 Nov 1915 | Laid down | 1 Feb 1916 | ||||
| Launched | 30 Aug 1916 | Commissioned | 13 Oct 1916 | ||||
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| Career | 13 patrols | ||||||
| 23 Jan 1917 - 18 Nov 1917 Flandern/Flandern II Flotilla |
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| Successes | 56 ships sunk for a total of 71,860 tons. 7 ships damaged for a total of 14,146 tons. 1 warship sunk for a total of 880 tons. | ||||||
| Fate | 18 Nov 1917 - Rammed by patrol boat P57 off Flamborough Head 54.00N 00.24E. 28 dead (all hands lost). | ||||||