WWI U-boats

U 105

 

Type

Mittel U

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 274)
Ordered 5 May 1916 Laid down  
Launched 16 May 1917 Commissioned 4 Jul 1917 
Commanders
4 Jul 1917 - 11 Nov 1918   Friedrich Strackerjan
Career 6 patrols
3 Sep 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla
Successes19 ships sunk for a total of 55,918 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 0 tons. 
Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Became the french submarine Jean Autric until 27 Jan 1937. Broken up in 1938..  

See the 21 ships hit by U 105


There was another U 105 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Jun 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 10 Sep 1940. Take a look at the U 105 from WWII.

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