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Kaiserliche Marine U-boat SM UC 5 [B 61710] • Photograph

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Summary

Kaiserliche Marine mine laying U-boat SM UC 5. Commissioned in 1915, UC 5, after 29 patrols, ran aground on Shipwash Shoal in the North Sea on 27 April 1916. The crew attempted to scuttle UC 5 but the explosives failed and UC 5 and her crew were captured. UC 5 was placed on display for propaganda purposes in the Thames river, London, and later in Central Park, New York.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 10.6 cm x 8.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1916

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

World War, 1914-1918
Submarines (Ships)

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Digitisation information

Date

22/07/1999

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,760 x 2,368 pixels (4.2 MP)

Size

3.44 MB

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