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{{other ships|German submarine U-2|German submarine UC-2}}
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|Ship caption=
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{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=[[German Empire]]
|Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|German Empire|naval}}
|Ship name=''UC-2''
|Ship ordered=November 1914<ref name=UC-2>{{cite Uboat.net
|name=UC 2
|id=UC+2
|type=1sub
|accessdate=20 February 2009
}}</ref>
|Ship builder=[[AG Vulcan Stettin|AG Vulcan]], [[Hamburg]]<ref name=Tarrant-173>Tarrant, p. 173.</ref>
|Ship yard number=46<ref name=UC-2 />
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=12 May 1915<ref name=UC-2 />
|Ship commissioned=17 May 1915<ref name=UC-2 />
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship struck=
|Ship fate=Sunk by own mine, 30 June 1915<ref name=UC-2 />
|Ship notes=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Header caption={{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=30-31}}
|Ship class=[[Type UC I submarine]]
|Ship displacement=
*{{convert|168|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}}, surfaced
*{{convert|183|t|LT|abbr=on}}, submerged
|Ship length=
*{{convert|33.99|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[o/a]]
*{{convert|29.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
|Ship beam={{convert|3.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft={{convert|3.04|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=
*1 × [[propeller shaft (ship)|propeller shaft]]
*1 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke [[diesel engine]], {{convert|90|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}}
*1 × [[electric motor]], {{convert|175|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed=
*{{convert|6.20|kn}}, surfaced
*{{convert|5.22|kn}}, submerged
|Ship range=
*{{convert|780|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|5|kn}} surfaced
*{{convert|50|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=14
|Ship armament=
*6 × {{convert|100|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} mine tubes
*12 × UC 120 [[naval mine|mines]]
*1 × {{convert|8|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[machine gun]]
|Ship notes=
}}
{{Infobox service record
|is_ship=yes
|is_multi=yes
|partof=*Flandern Flotilla
*25–30 June 1915
|commanders=*''Oblt.z.S.'' Karl Mey<ref>{{cite Uboat.net
|id=204
|name=Karl Mey
|type=1comm
|accessdate=8 March 2015
}}</ref>
*17 May – 30 June 1915
|operations=2 patrols
|victories=None
}}
|}

'''SM ''UC-2''''' was a German [[Type UC I submarine|Type UC I]] [[minelayer]] [[submarine]] or [[U-boat]] in the [[German Imperial Navy]] ({{langx|de|Kaiserliche Marine}}) during [[World War I]]. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launch]]ed on 12 May 1915. She was [[Ship commissioning|commission]]ed into the German Imperial Navy on 17 May 1915 as SM ''UC-2''.<ref group=Note>"SM" stands for "Seiner Majestät" ({{langx|en|His Majesty's}}) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''.</ref> [[Naval mines|Mines]] laid by ''UC-2'' in her two patrols were not credited with sinking any ships.

==Design==
A [[Type UC I submarine]], ''UC-2'' had a displacement of {{convert|168|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|183|t|LT}} while submerged. She had a [[length overall]] of {{convert|33.99|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (ship)|beam]] of {{convert|3.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|3.04|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by one [[Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft]] six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing {{convert|90|PS|kW shp}}, an electric motor producing {{convert|175|PS|kW shp}}, and one [[propeller shaft]]. She was capable of operating at a depth of {{convert|50|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=30-31}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|6.20|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|5.22|kn}}. When submerged, she could operate for {{convert|50|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|780|nmi}} at {{convert|5|kn}}. ''UC-2'' was fitted with six {{convert|100|cm}} mine tubes, twelve UC 120 mines, and one {{convert|8|mm|in}} machine gun. She was built by [[AG Vulcan Stettin]] and her [[Ship's company|complement]] was fourteen crew members.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=30-31}}

==Fate==
''UC-2'' sailed from Zeebrugge on 29 June 1915 to lay mines off [[Lowestoft]]. On 2 July she was accidentally run down by the coaster ''Cottingham'' off that same port; the impact tore a {{convert|3|ft|m|adj=on}} opening in the forward part of the pressure hull, and the submarine sank. The ''Cottingham'''s master reported the incident and the area was subsequently dragged by Royal Navy vessels, whose lines fouled an underwater obstruction and caused a substantial submerged explosion. On 3 July a diver discovered ''UC-2'' in {{convert|8|fathom|abbr=on}}; as well as the damage which had resulted from the impact with the ''Cottingham'', he reported that one of the submarine's mines had been detonated by the drag lines.<ref>{{cite book | last = Messimer | first = Dwight R. |title=Verschollen : World War I U-boat losses | location = Annapolis, Maryland | publisher = Naval Institute Press | page = 238|year = 2002 | isbn = 978-1-55750-475-3 | oclc = 231973419 }}</ref>

==References==

===Notes===
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===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book
|first=Harald
|last=Bendert
|title=Die UC-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918. Minenkrieg mit U-Booten
|publisher=Mittler
|year=2001
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|isbn=3-8132-0758-7
|language=German
}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
* {{cite book | editor1-last=Gardiner | editor1-first=Robert | editor2-last=Gray | editor2-first=Randal |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher = [[Naval Institute Press]] | year = 1985 | isbn = 978-0-87021-907-8 | oclc = 12119866 }}
* {{cite book | last = Tarrant | first = V. E. |title=The U-Boat Offensive: 1914–1945 | location = Annapolis, Maryland | publisher = Naval Institute Press | year = 1989 | isbn = 978-0-87021-764-7 | oclc = 20338385 }}
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{{German Type UC I submarines}}
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