WWI U-boats

UC 42

 

Type

UC II

Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg  (Werk 75)
Ordered 20 Nov 1915 Laid down  
Launched 21 Sep 1916 Commissioned 18 Nov 1916 
Commanders
18 Nov 1916 - 17 Jul 1917   Otto Heinrich Tornow
18 Jul 1917 - 10 Sep 1917   Hans Albrecht Müller
Career 6 patrols
1 Jan 1917 - 10 Sep 1917 I Flotilla
Successes13 ships sunk for a total of 9,636 tons.
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,210 tons. 
Fate 10 Sep 1917 - Lost in explosion of own mines off Cork at 5144N, 0812W. 27 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 14 ships hit by UC 42


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