SM UC-36 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy () during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 5 June 1916. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 10 October 1916 as SM UC-36."SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" () and combined with the U for Unterseeboot would be translated as His Majesty's Submarine. In five patrols UC-36 was credited with sinking 24 ships, either by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-36 was rammed and sunk by the French steamer Molière off Ushant on 21 May 1917.
Design A Type UC II submarine, UC-36 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a length overall of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing (a total of ), two electric motors producing , and two propeller shafts. She had a dive time of 35 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged, she could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . UC-36 was fitted with six mine tubes, eighteen UC 200 mines, three torpedo tubes (one on the stern and two on the bow), seven torpedoes, and one Uk L/30 deck gun. Her complement was twenty-six crew members.
Summary of raiding history DateNameNationalityTonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.Fate12 February 1917West378Sunk17 March 1917Russia1,617Sunk19 March 1917Kong Inge867Sunk19 March 1917Brode2,363Sunk22 March 1917Hugin1,395Sunk24 March 1917L’amerique489Sunk25 March 1917Baynaen3,227Sunk25 March 1917Etoile Polaire33Sunk25 March 1917Leontine201Sunk23 April 1917Savio1,922Sunk24 April 1917Kenilworth2,735Sunk24 April 1917La Providence272Sunk25 April 1917Hirondelle1,648Sunk27 April 1917Verjø1,002Sunk28 April 1917Condor3,565Sunk18 May 1917Camberwell4,078Sunk18 May 1917Elford1,739Sunk18 May 1917HMT Lucknow171Sunk20 May 1917Dana182Sunk20 May 1917Mientje120Sunk20 May 1917Tijuca2,304Sunk21 May 1917Ferdinand A.2,062Sunk30 May 1917Corbet Woodall917Sunk14 June 1917Nirefs4,080Sunk
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