Unterseeboot C-5
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| Career (German Empire) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | UC-5 |
| Builder: | Vulcan, Hamburg |
| Launched: | June 13, 1915 |
| Commissioned: | June 19, 1915 |
| Fate: | Scuttled April 27, 1916. |
| Class and type: | UC I |
| Service record | |
| Part of | Kaiserliche Marine: |
| Commanders | Herbert Pustkuchen Ulrich Mohrbutter |
| Operations | 29 |
| Victories | 29 ships sunk for a total of 36.288 tons |
Unterseeboot C-5 (also known as UC-5) was a German Type UC I U-boat built for the Kaiserliche Marine. She was commissioned June 19, 1915, at Hamburg. She served in World War I under the command of Herbert Pustkuchen (June 1915 - December 1915) and Ulrich Mohrbutter (December 1915 - April 1916). UC-5 had an impressive career, with 29 ships sunk for a total of 36,288 tons on 29 patrols. She ran aground while on patrol April 27, 1916 at and was scuttled.
[edit] References
- Robert C. Stern. Battle Beneath the Waves: U-boats at War, Cassell Military Paperbacks, 2002. ISBN 0-304-36228-X
[edit] External links
- U-boat.net. List of all U-Boats – UC-2. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
See also: List of U-boats
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