SM UC-8

SM UC-8 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 6 July 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 5 July 1915 as SM UC-8. Mines laid by UC-8 in her one patrol are not known to have sunk any ships. UC-8 ran aground on the Dutch coast near Terschelling on 4 November 1915. Interned by the Dutch, UC-8 was purchased and commissioned into the Dutch Navy as HNLMS M-1. The submarine was broken up in 1932.

Design
A Type UC I submarine, UC-8 had a displacement of 168 t when at the surface and 183 t while submerged. She had a length overall of 33.99 m, a beam of 3.15 m, and a draught of 3.04 m. The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing 90 PS, an electric motor producing 175 PS, and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of 50 m.

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 6.20 kn and a maximum submerged speed of 5.22 kn. When submerged, she could operate for 50 nmi at 4 kn; when surfaced, she could travel 780 nmi at 5 kn. UC-8 was fitted with six 100 cm mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one 8 mm machine gun. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin and her complement was fourteen crew members.