A German mine-laying submarine, the UC-9 was reported to have been lost on June 10, 1915 in the vicinity of the Long Sand light vessel, when she probably struck one of her own laid mines. The publication U-Boats Destroyed suggests that the UC-9 was lost sometime between October 22 and November 11, 1915. Builder: Vulcanwerke A G Propulsion: Screw, oil engine Armament: 12 x UC120 mines Owner: German Navy Master: Schurmann Crew: 14 Crew Lost: 14 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: SUB. p22; U-Boats Destroyed p29; The U-Boat. Rossler. E. 1981 p332-3

<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.