WWI U-boats

UC 3

Type UC I
ShipyardVulcan, Hamburg (Werk 47)
Ordered
Launched 28 May 1915
Commissioned 1 Jun 1915
Commanders
1 Jun 1915 - 26 Sep 1915 Kptlt. Erwin Weisbach
27 Sep 1915 - 12 May 1916 Oblt. Erwin Waßner (Pour le Mérite)
13 May 1916 - 27 May 1916 Oblt. Günther Kreysern
Career 29 patrols
30 Jun 1915 - 27 May 1916 Flandern Flotilla
Successes22 ships sunk with a total of 30,592 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 1,909 tons. (View ships hit by UC 3)
Fate 27 May 1916 - Mined north of Zeebrugge at 51°36’N, 3°08’E. 18 dead (all hands lost).

Lost while homebound on a minefield laid by the Royal Navy while UC 3 was out on patrol.


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