WWI U-boats

U 106

 

Type

U 93

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 275)
Ordered 5 May 1916 Laid down  
Launched 12 Jun 1917 Commissioned 28 Jul 1917 
Commanders
28 Jul 1917 - 7 Oct 1917  Kptlt. Hans Hufnagel
Career 1 patrols
2 Sep 1917 - 7 Oct 1917 IV Flotilla
Successes1 ship damaged with a total of 5,867 tons.
1 warship sunk with a total of 957 tons. 
Fate 7 Oct 1917 - Lost in a minefield about 40 miles north of Terschelling while homebound. 41 dead (all hands lost).  

See the 2 ships hit by U 106

16 March 2011
The U 106 has been located and identified off the Dutch coast according to numerous reports.

Sources / links
American Pundit.
Thaindian News
Militaryphotos.net (includes a photo)


There was another U 106 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 17 Jun 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 24 Sep 1940. Take a look at the U 106 from WWII.

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