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| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 7) |
| Ordered | 15 Jul 1908 | Laid down | |
| Launched | 6 May 1910 | Commissioned | 13 Aug 1911 |
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| Career | 4 patrols |
start date unknown - 10 Mar 1915 I Flotilla 1 Aug 1914 - 10 Mar 1915 II Flotilla
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk with a total of 1,005 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 810 tons. |
| Fate | 10 Mar 1915 - Rammed and shelled by destroyer off Fife Ness then scuttled. 20 dead and 10 survivors.
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| The wreck of U 12 was found by a local dive team lead by Martin Sinclair and Jim MacLeod based upon research by Kevni Heath in January 2008. The wreck is some 18 miles from where U 12 was previously listed as being sunk. |
See the 2 ships hit by U 12
On 11 November, 1914 the gunboat HMS Niger was sunk near the Deal Light Vessel by U 12 while operating from the harbour of Zeebrugge. This was the first U-boat victim of German operations originating from a Belgian port. |
There was another U 12 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Sep 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 30 Sep 1935. Take a look at the U 12 from WWII. |