SM UC-66
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UC-66 |
| Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] |
| Yard number | 282[1] |
| Launched | 15 July 1916[1] |
| Commissioned | 14 November 1916[1] |
| Fate | Sunk on 27 May 1917[3] |
| General characteristics [4] | |
| Class & type | Type UC II submarine |
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| Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
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| Test depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Complement | 26 |
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| Notes | 35-second diving time |
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| Operations | 5 patrols |
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SM UC-66 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 15 July 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 14 November 1916 as SM UC-66.[Note 1] In five patrols UC-66 was credited with sinking 32 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-66 was sunk by HM seaplane No. 8656, a Curtiss Model H-12,[6] off the Isles of Scilly on 27 May 1917. The wreck was found by divers in 2009. This is a notable early aircraft success against a U-boat.[3]
