WWI U-boats

U 110

 

Type

Mittel U

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 279)
Ordered 5 May 1916 Laid down  
Launched 28 Jul 1917 Commissioned 25 Sep 1917 
Commanders
22 Nov 1917 - 10 Dec 1917   Otto von Schubert
12 Dec 1917 - 15 Mar 1918   Karl Kroll
Career 3 patrols
22 Dec 1917 - 15 Mar 1918 IV Flotilla
Successes10 ships sunk for a total of 26,963 tons. 
Fate 15 Mar 1918 - Severely damaged in a D/C attack from HMS Michael and Moresby. Surfaced but sank at 5449N 0806W. 39 dead, unknown number of survivors. 

See the 10 ships hit by U 110


There was another U 110 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Aug 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 Nov 1940. Take a look at the U 110 from WWII.

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