WWI U-boats

U 16

 

Type

U 16

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 157)
Ordered 26 Aug 1909 Laid down 10 May 1910 
Launched 29 Aug 1911 Commissioned 28 Dec 1911 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 15 Mar 1915   Claus Hansen
16 Mar 1915 - 21 Oct 1915   Leo Hillebrand
Career 4 patrols
1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown II Flotilla
Successes11 ships sunk for a total of 11,730 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 11,228 tons.
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 838 tons. 
Fate 8 Feb 1919 - Sunk in an accident in position 58.59N, 08.29E while on passage to surrender..  

See the 14 ships hit by U 16


There was another U 16 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Apr 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 May 1936. Take a look at the U 16 from WWII.

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