WWI U-boats
U 96
Type | U 93 | ||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 260) | ||||
Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||
Laid down | 12 Jan 1916 | ||||
Launched | 15 Feb 1917 | ||||
Commissioned | 11 Apr 1917 | ||||
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Career | 9 patrols | ||||
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Successes | 31 ships sunk with a total of 95,253 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 16,220 tons. (View ships hit by U 96) | ||||
Fate | 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Bo'ness in 1919-20. |
There was another U 96 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Aug 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 14 Sep 1940. Take a look at U 96 from WWII.