WWI U-boats

U 135

Type Large Ms.
ShipyardKaiserliche Werft, Danzig
Ordered 27 May 1916
Laid down 4 Nov 1916
Launched 8 Sep 1917
Commissioned 20 Jun 1918
Commanders
20 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Johannes Spieß (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)
Career No patrols
unknown start - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla
SuccessesNo successes
Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Sunk as a target on June 30, 1921 about 60 miles S of the Eddystone Lighthouse..

There was another U 135 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Jun 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 Aug 1941. Take a look at U 135 from WWII.


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