SM UC-5

	UC-5 displayed after capture 27 April 1916
History
German Empire
Name	UC-5
Ordered	November 1914
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	49
Launched	13 June 1915
Commissioned	19 June 1915
Fate	Grounded, 27 April 1916; captured by the British
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced; 182 t (179 long tons), submerged;
Length	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a; 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft; 1 × Benz 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 bhp (67 kW); 1 × electric motor, 175 shp (130 kW);
Speed	6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph), surfaced; 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph), submerged;
Range	910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced; 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes; 12 × UC 120 mines; 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun;
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla; 27 July 1915 – 27 April 1916;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Herbert Pustkuchen; 19 June – 18 December 1915; Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Mohrbutter; 19 December 1915 – 27 April 1916;
Operations:	29 patrols
Victories:	19 merchant ships sunk ; (32,407 GRT); 2 warships sunk ; (1,105 tons); 9 auxiliary warships sunk ; (3,719 GRT); 7 merchant ships damaged ; (20,262 GRT);

SM UC-5 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 13 June 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 June 1915 as SM UC-5. She served in World War I under the command of Herbert Pustkuchen (June - December 1915) and Ulrich Mohrbutter (December 1915 - April 1916).

She ran aground and was abandoned but recovered by the Allies and displayed for propaganda purposes.

History
UC-5 displayed after capture 27 April 1916
German Empire
Name	UC-5
Ordered	November 1914
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	49
Launched	13 June 1915
Commissioned	19 June 1915
Fate	Grounded, 27 April 1916; captured by the British
General characteristics
Class & type	Type UC I submarine
Displacement	168 t (165 long tons), surfaced 182 t (179 long tons), submerged
Length	33.99 m (111 ft 6 in) o/a 29.62 m (97 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.04 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	1 × propeller shaft 1 × Benz 6-cylinder, 4-stroke diesel engine, 90 bhp (67 kW) 1 × electric motor, 175 shp (130 kW)
Speed	6.49 knots (12.02 km/h; 7.47 mph), surfaced 5.67 knots (10.50 km/h; 6.52 mph), submerged
Range	910 nmi (1,690 km; 1,050 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	50 m (160 ft)
Complement	14
Armament	6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes 12 × UC 120 mines 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:	Flandern Flotilla 27 July 1915 – 27 April 1916
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Herbert Pustkuchen 19 June – 18 December 1915 Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Mohrbutter 19 December 1915 – 27 April 1916
Operations:	29 patrols
Victories:	19 merchant ships sunk (32,407 GRT) 2 warships sunk (1,105 tons) 9 auxiliary warships sunk (3,719 GRT) 7 merchant ships damaged (20,262 GRT)