WWI U-boats

UC 74

 

Type

UC II

Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg  (Werk 79)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916 Laid down  
Launched 19 Oct 1916 Commissioned 26 Nov 1916 
Commanders
26 Nov 1916 - 6 Dec 1917   Wilhelm Marschall
15 Feb 1918 - 6 Aug 1918   Hans Adalbert von der Lühe
7 Aug 1918 - 21 Nov 1918   Hans Schüler
Career 10 patrols
17 Mar 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer II Flotilla
Successes37 ships sunk for a total of 92,722 tons.
4 ships damaged for a total of 13,108 tons. 
Fate 21 Nov 1918 - Interned at Barcelona after running out of fuel. Surrendered to France on 26 March 1919. Broken up at Toulon in July 1921. .  

In service as the Austro-Hungarian U-boat U93.

See the 41 ships hit by UC 74


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