SM UC-69
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | UC-69 |
| Ordered | 12 January 1916[1] |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg[2] |
| Yard number | 285[1] |
| Launched | 7 August 1916[1] |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1916[1] |
| Fate | Sunk after collision with U-96, 6 December 1917[1] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| 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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| Commanders | |
| Operations | 9 patrols |
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SM UC-69 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 7 August 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 December 1916 as SM UC-69.[Note 1] In nine patrols UC-69 was credited with sinking 54 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-69 was sunk after being accidentally rammed by U-96 near Barfleur on 6 December 1917. The wreck was accidentally discovered in November 2017 by the Dutch naval mine sweeper Zr.Ms. Makkum which was mapping the sea-bed off the French Normandy coast.[1]
