WWI U-boats
U 104
Type | U 57 | ||||
Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 255) | ||||
Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||
Laid down | 4 Aug 1916 | ||||
Launched | 3 Jul 1917 | ||||
Commissioned | 12 Aug 1917 | ||||
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Career | 4 patrols | ||||
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Successes | 9 ships sunk with a total of 14,721 tons. (View ships hit by U 104) | ||||
Fate | 25 Apr 1918 - Depth charged by HMS Jessamine in St George's Channel and sank at 5159N 0626W.. 41 dead and 1 survivor |
There was another U 104 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 May 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 19 Aug 1940. Take a look at U 104 from WWII.