WWI U-boats
UB 7
Type | UB I | |||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 245) | |||||||
Ordered | 15 Nov 1914 | |||||||
Laid down | 30 Nov 1914 | |||||||
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Commissioned | 6 May 1915 | |||||||
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Career | 15 patrols | |||||||
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Successes | 4 ships sunk with a total of 6,283 tons. (View ships hit by UB 7) | |||||||
Fate | 27 Sep 1916 - Mined in the Black Sea 15 miles SE of Varna. 15 dead (all hands lost). |
The wreck of UB 7 has been found with the location matching a Bulgarian defensive minefield laid earlier in 1916. Bulgaria was a German ally and UB 7 was operating out of Varna when lost.