WWI U-boats
UC 49
Type | UC II | ||||||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 265) | ||||||||||
Ordered | 12 Jan 1916 | ||||||||||
Launched | 7 Nov 1916 | ||||||||||
Commissioned | 2 Dec 1916 | ||||||||||
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Career | 13 patrols | ||||||||||
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Successes | 25 ships sunk with a total of 58,907 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 7,516 tons. (View ships hit by UC 49) | ||||||||||
Fate | 8 Aug 1918 - Depth charged by HMS Opossum off Start Point at 50°20'N, 03°30'W. 31 dead (all hands lost). |