WWI U-boats

U 22

 

Type

U 19

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 16)
Ordered 25 Nov 1910 Laid down 14 Nov 1911 
Launched 6 Mar 1913 Commissioned 25 Nov 1913 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 22 Aug 1916   Bruno Hoppe
23 Aug 1916 - 31 May 1917   Karl Scherb
1 Jun 1917 - 11 Nov 1918   Hinrich Hermann Hashagen
Career 14 patrols
1 Aug 1914 - 23 Aug 1916 III Flotilla
23 Aug 1916 - 16 Mar 1917 Baltic Flotilla
16 Mar 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla
Successes43 ships sunk for a total of 46,583 tons.
3 ships damaged for a total of 9,044 tons.
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 1,170 tons. 
Fate 1 Dec 1918 - Surrendered. Renamed U19.  

See the 47 ships hit by U 22


There was another U 22 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Jul 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 20 Aug 1936. Take a look at the U 22 from WWII.

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