SM UC-III-Class (Ultimate Minelayer)
Ultimate WWI Minelayer - Late War Advanced Design - Only 11 boats commissioned 1918 (96 planned, war ended): UC-80 to UC-90. ULTIMATE WWI MINELAYER! Late war advanced design representing culmination of minelayer development. 491 tons surfaced (largest minelayer), 3× 50cm torpedo tubes, 7 torpedoes carried, 14× UC/200 mines (6× vertical chutes), 11.8 knots surfaced/7.0 knots submerged. 10,200 nm range (ULTIMATE endurance!), 1× 8.8cm SK L/45 (improved longer barrel), enhanced 620 HP electric motors. Advanced mine release system. 96 boats planned - war ended before mass production. Ultimate minelayer evolution.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 491 t
- Displacement (full)
- 571 (submerged) t
- Length
- 185.4 ft
- Beam
- 18.2 ft
- Crew
- 32
- Ships built
- 11 (96 planned, war ended)
- Commissioned
- 1918
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1920
Performance
- Top speed
- 11.5 kn
- Range
- 10200 nm at 7 knots surfaced (ULTIMATE!)
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 3× 50cm (2 bow, 1 stern)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 22.79
- Research cost
- 2,006
- Credit cost
- 15,953
Notable
- ULTIMATE WWI MINELAYER!
- Late war advanced design (1918)
- 491 tons surfaced (largest minelayer)
- 10,200 nm range (ULTIMATE endurance!)
- 96 boats planned (only 11 completed)
- Enhanced propulsion (620 HP electric!)
- Improved deck gun (8.8cm SK L/45)
- Advanced mine release system
- 14× mines + 7 torpedoes (optimized)
- War ended before mass production