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UC 66
Type | UC II | ||||
| Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 282) | ||||
| Ordered | 12 Jan 1916 | Laid down | |||
| Launched | 15 Jul 1916 | Commissioned | 14 Nov 1916 | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | ||||
| 3 Feb 1917 - 12 Jun 1917 Flandern Flotilla |
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| Successes | 31 ships sunk for a total of 43,760 tons. 5 ships damaged for a total of 27,190 tons. 2 warships sunk for a total of 2,500 tons. | ||||
| Fate | 12 Jun 1917 - The commonly listed fate is that UC 66 was forced to dive by HMT Sea King, was depth charged, and finally blew up from the internal explosion of her own mines at 4945N 0510W. This explanation requires an excessively long patrol length and must be viewed with the upmost caution. 23 dead | ||||