# SM UC-16

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SM_UC-16
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SM_UC-16.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UC-16
> Source revision: 1333228488
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

For other ships named German submarine U-16, see [German submarine U-16 (disambiguation)](/source/German_submarine_U-16_(disambiguation)).

**SM *UC-16*** was a German [Type UC II](/source/Type_UC_II_submarine) [minelaying](/source/Minelayer) [submarine](/source/Submarine) or [U-boat](/source/U-boat) in the [German Imperial Navy](/source/German_Imperial_Navy) (German: *Kaiserliche Marine*) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I). The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was [launched](/source/Ceremonial_ship_launching) on 1 February 1916. She was [commissioned](/source/Ship_commissioning) into the German Imperial Navy on 18 June 1916 as SM *UC-16*.[Note 1] In 13 patrols *UC-16* was credited with sinking 43 ships, either by torpedo or by [mines](/source/Naval_mines) laid. *UC-16* disappeared in October 1917. A postwar German study concluded that *UC-16* probably sank after striking a mine off [Zeebrugge](/source/Zeebrugge)[1]

## Design

Like all pre-*UC-25* [Type UC II submarines](/source/Type_UC_II_submarine), *UC-16* had a displacement of 417 tonnes (410 long tons) when at the surface and 493 tonnes (485 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 49.35 m (161 ft 11 in), [beam](/source/Beam_(ship)) of 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in), and a [draught](/source/Draught_(ship)) of 3.65 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing 500 metric horsepower (370 kW; 490 hp) (a total of 1,000 metric horsepower (740 kW; 990 hp)), two [electric motors](/source/Electric_motor) producing 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 hp), and two [propeller shafts](/source/Propeller_shaft). She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft).[5]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) and a submerged speed of 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). When submerged, she could operate for 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 9,430 nautical miles (17,460 km; 10,850 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph). *UC-16* was fitted with six 100 centimetres (39 in) mine tubes,[5] eighteen UC 200 mines, three 50 centimetres (20 in) [torpedo tubes](/source/Torpedo_tube) (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one [8.8 cm (3.5 in) Uk L/30](/source/8.8_cm_SK_L/30_naval_gun) [deck gun](/source/Deck_gun). Her [complement](/source/Ship's_company) was twenty-six crew members.[5]

## Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[6] 23 September 1916 Andromeda United Kingdom 149 Sunk 23 September 1916 Beechwold United Kingdom 129 Sunk 23 September 1916 Britannia III United Kingdom 138 Sunk 23 September 1916 Cockatrice United Kingdom 115 Sunk 23 September 1916 Mercury United Kingdom 183 Sunk 23 September 1916 Phoenix United Kingdom 117 Sunk 23 September 1916 Refino United Kingdom 182 Sunk 23 September 1916 Rego United Kingdom 176 Sunk 23 September 1916 Restless United Kingdom 125 Sunk 23 September 1916 Viella United Kingdom 144 Sunk 23 September 1916 Weelsby United Kingdom 122 Sunk 19 October 1916 RMS Alaunia United Kingdom 13,405 Sunk 22 October 1916 Fortuna Netherlands 1,254 Sunk 11 November 1916 Daphne Norway 1,388 Sunk 11 November 1916 Veronica United Kingdom 27 Sunk 13 November 1916 Marie Therese France 156 Sunk 14 November 1916 N.D. De Bon Secours France 81 Sunk 14 November 1916 Nominoe France 327 Sunk 14 November 1916 Salangane France 125 Sunk 16 November 1916 Lelia France 79 Sunk 16 November 1916 Vasco United Kingdom 1,914 Sunk 26 November 1916 Caloric Norway 7,012 Damaged 28 December 1916 Suffolk United Kingdom 7,573 Damaged 30 December 1916 Aspenleaf United Kingdom 7,535 Damaged 18 January 1917 Taormina Kingdom of Italy 2,457 Sunk 19 January 1917 Anna Norway 1,237 Sunk 19 January 1917 Reinunga Norway 1,147 Sunk 19 January 1917 Theresdal Norway 1,762 Sunk 21 January 1917 Couronne France 169 Sunk 22 January 1917 Juno Netherlands 2,345 Damaged 23 January 1917 Ymer Norway 1,123 Sunk 15 February 1917 Leven United Kingdom 775 Sunk 26 February 1917 Sea Gull United Kingdom 144 Sunk 26 February 1917 HMT St. Germain 307 Damaged 15 March 1917 Coonagh United Kingdom 1,412 Sunk 20 April 1917 HMS Glen 112 Damaged 27 July 1917 Dirk Netherlands 81 Sunk 27 July 1917 Dirk van Duyne Netherlands 116 Sunk 27 July 1917 Jan Netherlands 104 Sunk 27 July 1917 Majoor Thomson Netherlands 110 Sunk 27 July 1917 President Commissaris van den Burgh Netherlands 111 Sunk 27 July 1917 Sterna III Netherlands 111 Sunk 28 July 1917 Neptunus I Netherlands 80 Sunk 16 August 1917 Manchester Engineer United Kingdom 4,465 Sunk 17 August 1917 Susie United Kingdom 41 Sunk 18 August 1917 Ardens United Kingdom 1,274 Sunk 4 September 1917 Bishopston United Kingdom 2,513 Sunk 7 September 1917 Hinemoa United Kingdom 2,283 Sunk 7 September 1917 Vestfjeld Norway 2,063 Sunk

## References

### Notes

1. "SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" (English: *His Majesty's*) and combined with the *U* for *Unterseeboot* would be translated as *His Majesty's Submarine*.

1. Merchant ship tonnages are in [gross register tons](/source/Gross_register_tons). Military vessels are listed by tons [displacement](/source/Displacement_(ship)).

### Citations

1. UC+16. Retrieved 22 February 2009.

1. Tarrant, p. 173.

1. 399. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

1. 264. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

1. Gröner 1991, pp. 31–32.

1. uc16. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

### Bibliography

- Bendert, Harald (2001). *Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten* (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0758-7.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). *U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels*. Vol. 2. German Warships 1815–1945. Translated by Thomas, Keith & Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- *Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921*. [Annapolis, Maryland](/source/Annapolis,_Maryland): [Naval Institute Press](/source/Naval_Institute_Press). 1985. ISBN 978-0-87021-907-8. [OCLC 12119866](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12119866)
- Tarrant, V. E. (1989). *The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945*. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-764-7. [OCLC 20338385](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20338385)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [SM UC-16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UC-16) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UC-16?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.