WWI U-boats
UB 57
Type | UB III | ||||||
Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 269) | ||||||
Ordered | 20 May 1916 | ||||||
Laid down | 13 Sep 1916 | ||||||
Launched | 20 Jun 1917 | ||||||
Commissioned | 30 Jul 1917 | ||||||
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Career | 11 patrols | ||||||
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Successes | 46 ships sunk with a total of 122,035 tons. 11 ships damaged with a total of 64,265 tons. (View ships hit by UB 57) | ||||||
Fate | 14 Aug 1918 - Mined off the Flanders coast on August 14, 1918. 34 dead (all hands lost). |
The bodies of Lohs and several other crewmembers washed ashore on August 22, 1918.
Previously recorded fate
The commonly listed loss position of 51.56N, 02.02E is incorrect.