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Bismarck
A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship
Zetterling, Niklas
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WWI U-boats
U 1
Type | U 1 | ||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 119) | ||
| Ordered | Laid down | ||
| Launched | 4 Aug 1906 | Commissioned | 14 Dec 1906 |
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| Career | No patrols. | ||
| 1 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918 training Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||
| Fate | 19 Feb 1919 - Stricken. The wreck was sold to Germaniawerft foundation at the Deutsches Museum in Munich where she was restored and is now on display. . | ||
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There was another U 1 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Jun 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 29 Jun 1935. Take a look at the U 1 from WWII. |