WWI U-boats

U 140

 

Type

U 139

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 301)
Ordered 1 Aug 1916 Laid down  
Launched 4 Nov 1917 Commissioned 28 Mar 1918 
Commanders
28 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918   Waldemar Kophamel
Career 1 patrols
start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla
Successes7 ships sunk for a total of 30,594 tons. 
Fate 23 Feb 1919 - Surrendered to the USA. Used for testing, sunk by US destroyer Dickerson at Cape Charles on 22 July 1921..  

See the 7 ships hit by U 140


There was another U 140 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jun 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 7 Aug 1940. Take a look at the U 140 from WWII.

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