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Zetterling, Niklas
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WWI U-boats
U 162
Type | Mittel U | ||||
| Shipyard | Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack | ||||
| Ordered | 9 Feb 1917 | Laid down | |||
| Launched | 20 Apr 1918 | Commissioned | 31 Jul 1918 | ||
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| Career | 1 patrols | ||||
| start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||||
| Fate | 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Became the french submarine Pierre Marrast until 27 Jan, 1937. Broken up.. | ||||
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There was another U 162 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Mar 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 9 Sep 1941. Take a look at the U 162 from WWII. |