15 Mayıs 1915’den itibaren Kaptan Johannes Kirchner komutasında İstanbul’da görev yaptı. Bu sürede yaptığı 3 devriyede 5 tane düşman gemisi batırdı. 29 Kasım 1915’de Bosphorus’da Sakarya nehri ağzında fırtına yüzünden karaya oturdu ve kaybolduğu açıklandı. Mürettebatından ölen olmadı.

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History
German Empire
NameUC-13
Ordered23 November 1914[1]
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen[2]
Yard number227[2]
Laid down28 January 1915[2]
Launched11 May 1915[1]
Commissioned15 May 1915[2]
FateRan aground, 29 November 1915[2]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeGerman Type UC I submarine
Displacement
  • 168 t (165 long tons) surfaced
  • 182 t (179 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Draught3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
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 depth50 m (164 ft)
Complement1officer, 13 men
Armament
  • 6 × 100 cm (39 in) mine tubes
  • 12 × UC 120 mines
  • 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun
Service record
Part of:
  • Constantinople Flotilla
  • 15 July – 29 November 1915
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Johannes Kirchner[3]
  • 15 May – 29 November 1915
Operations: 3 patrols
Victories:
  • 3 merchant ships sunk
    (344 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (1,280 GRT)

SM UC-13 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 was ordered for production on 23 November 1914, laid down on 28 January 1915, and was launched on 11 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 15 May 1915 as SM UC-13.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-13 in her three patrols were credited with sinking 3 ships.

  1. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: UC 13". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1991, pp. 30–31.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Johannes Kirchner". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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