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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 13
Type | U 13 | ||||
| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 8) | ||||
| Ordered | 23 Feb 1909 | Laid down | |||
| Launched | 16 Dec 1910 | Commissioned | 25 Apr 1912 | ||
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| Career | 1 patrols | ||||
| 1 Aug 1914 - 12 Aug 1914 II Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||||
| Fate | 12 Aug 1914 - off Heligoland Bight, mine or accident. 25 dead (all hands lost). | ||||
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There was another U 13 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Nov 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 30 Nov 1935. Take a look at the U 13 from WWII. |