WWI U-boats

UC 50

Type UC II
ShipyardGermaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 266)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916
Launched 23 Nov 1916
Commissioned 21 Dec 1916
Commanders
21 Dec 1916 - 7 Jan 1918 Kptlt. Rudolf Seuffer
Career 9 patrols
18 Feb 1917 - 6 Jul 1917 I Flotilla
6 Jul 1917 - 7 Jan 1918 Flandern/Flandern II Flotilla
Successes29 ships sunk with a total of 42,871 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 270 tons. (View ships hit by UC 50)
Fate 7 Jan 1918 - Missing after sailing on January 7, 1918 for the Bay of Biscay. 29 dead (all hands lost).

Previously recorded fate
Rammed and depth charged by HMS Zubian at 5049N 0059W while homeward bound on surface. This attack damaged the UC 79.


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