WWI U-boats

U 81

Type U 81
ShipyardGermaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 251)
Ordered 23 Jun 1915
Laid down 31 Aug 1915
Launched 24 Jun 1916
Commissioned 22 Aug 1916
Commanders
22 Aug 1916 - 1 May 1917 Kptlt. Raimund Weisbach
Career 4 patrols
18 Oct 1916 - 1 May 1917 IV Flotilla
Successes30 ships sunk with a total of 88,483 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 3,481 tons. (View ships hit by U 81)
Fate 1 May 1917 - Torpedoed W of Ireland at 51°33'N, 13°38'W by HM Sub E54. 29 dead and 7 survivors.

Survivors were R. Weisbach, 2 other officers, and four ratings

There was another U 81 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Feb 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 26 Apr 1941. Take a look at U 81 from WWII.


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