WWI U-boats

UC 49

Type UC II
ShipyardGermaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 265)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916
Launched 7 Nov 1916
Commissioned 2 Dec 1916
Commanders
2 Dec 1916 - 21 Apr 1917 Kptlt. Karl Petri
22 Apr 1917 - 17 May 1917 Oblt. Alfred Arnold
18 May 1917 - 2 Nov 1917 Kptlt. Karl Petri
3 Nov 1917 - 14 Aug 1918 Oblt. Hans Kükenthal
Career 13 patrols
1 Mar 1917 - 22 May 1918 I Flotilla
22 May 1918 - 14 Aug 1918 Flandern II Flotilla
Successes26 ships sunk with a total of 66,045 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 2,241 tons. (View ships hit by UC 49)
Fate 14 Aug 1918 - Mined off the coast of Flanders. 31 dead (all hands lost).

Previously recorded fate
Depth charged by HMS Opossum off Start Point at 50°20'N, 03°30'W on August 8, 1918. UC 49 survived this attack only to be mined while homebound.


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