WWI U-boats
U 49
| Type | U 43 | ||||
| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 27) | ||||
| Ordered | 4 Aug 1914 | ||||
| Launched | 26 Nov 1915 | ||||
| Commissioned | 31 May 1916 | ||||
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| Career | 6 patrols | ||||
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| Successes | 38 ships sunk with a total of 86,320 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 2,609 tons. 1 ship taken as prize with a total of 566 tons. (View ships hit by U 49) | ||||
| Fate | 11 Sep 1917 - Rammed in Biscay and sunk by gunfire from SS British Transport at 4617N 1442W. 43 dead (all hands lost). | ||||
There was another U 49 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jun 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Aug 1939. Take a look at U 49 from WWII.