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WWI U-boats
U 18
Type |
U 17 | ||||
| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 12) | ||||
| Ordered | 6 May 1910 | Laid down | 27 Oct 1910 | ||
| Launched | 25 Apr 1912 | Commissioned | 17 Nov 1912 | ||
| Commanders |
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| Career | 3 patrols | ||||
| 1 Aug 1914 - 23 Nov 1914 II Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||||
| Fate | 23 Nov 1914 - Rammed by HMS Garry and trawler Dorothy Grey in Pentland Firth, Scapa Flow (58.41N, 02.55W).. 1 dead and 22 survivors. | ||||
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There was another U 18 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Dec 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Jan 1936. Take a look at the U 18 from WWII. |