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A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship
Zetterling, Niklas
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WWI U-boats
U 108
Type | Mittel U | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 277) | ||||
| Ordered | 5 May 1916 | Laid down | |||
| Launched | 11 Oct 1917 | Commissioned | 5 Dec 1917 | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | ||||
| start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 7,484 tons. | ||||
| Fate | 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Became the french submarine Léon Mignot until 24 July 1935. Broken up.. | ||||
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There was another U 108 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Jul 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 22 Oct 1940. Take a look at the U 108 from WWII. |