UC-42
Submarine in Ireland, dating from 1917
UC-42 is one of approximately 15 submarines sunk off the coast of Ireland during World War I. The submarine was built in the A.G. Vulcan shipyard in Hamburg and commissioned into service on 18 November 1916. It belonged to the UCII class of German U-boats: submarines that could attain a surface speed of 11.7 knots and cover a surface range of 9,410 nautical miles. These submarines ere equipped with a deck gun, seven torpedoes (two tubes at the bow and one at the stern), as well as six mine chute
- Type:
- Submarine
- Period:
- 1917
- Coordinates:
- 51.75°N, 8.22°W
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