U-17
Type | IIB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 2 Feb 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1935 | F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 547) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 14 Nov 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 Dec 1935 | Oblt. Werner Fresdorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 1 Dec 1935 - 1 Aug 1939 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep 1939 - 31 Oct 1939 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1939 - 31 Dec 1939 U-Ausbildungsflottille (training) 1 Jan 1940 - 30 Apr 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat) 1 May 1940 - 28 Feb 1943 U-Abwehrschule (school boat) 1 Mar 1943 - 8 May 1945 22. Flottille (school boat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 1,825 GRT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven at the western entrance to the Raeder lock. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
See the 3 ships hit by U-17 - View the 4 war patrols
General notes on this boat
4 Feb 1940. On 4 February, 1940 U-17 had to break off her patrol due to serious engine trouble in the North Sea.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-17 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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There was another U-17 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Apr 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 3 Nov 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 17 during WWI.

