WWI U-boats

U 154

 

Type

U 151

Shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau  (Werk 381)
Ordered 29 Nov 1916 Laid down  
Launched 10 Sep 1917 Commissioned 12 Dec 1917 
Commanders
12 Dec 1917 - 11 May 1918   Hermann Gercke
Career 1 patrols
start date unknown - 11 May 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla
Successes5 ships sunk for a total of 8,132 tons.
4 ships damaged for a total of 18,220 tons. 
Fate 11 May 1918 - Torpedoed in the Atlantic at 3651N 1150W by HM Sub E35. 77 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 9 ships hit by U 154


There was another U 154 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Apr 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 2 Aug 1941. Take a look at the U 154 from WWII.

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