WWI U-boats

U 153

 

Type

U 151

Shipyard Reiherstiegw., Hamburg  
Ordered 29 Nov 1916 Laid down  
Launched 19 Jul 1917 Commissioned 17 Nov 1917 
Commanders
17 Nov 1917 - 31 Jul 1918   Gernot Goetting
1 Aug 1918 - 11 Nov 1918   Paul Pastuszyk
Career 1 patrols
start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla
Successes4 ships sunk for a total of 12,742 tons. 
Fate 24 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Scuttled off the Isle of Wight on June 30, 1921.  

See the 4 ships hit by U 153


There was another U 153 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 5 Apr 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 19 Jul 1941. Take a look at the U 153 from WWII.

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