WWI U-boats

U 26

 

Type

U 23

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 180)
Ordered 18 Mar 1911 Laid down 31 May 1912 
Launched 16 Oct 1913 Commissioned 20 May 1914 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 17 Dec 1914  Kptlt. Egewolf Frhr. von Berckheim
13 Jan 1915 - 1 Sep 1915  Kptlt. Egewolf Frhr. von Berckheim
Career 1 patrols
start date unknown - 30 Sep 1915 Baltic Flotilla
1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown IV Flotilla
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 3,700 tons.
2 warships sunk for a total of 11,375 tons. 
Fate 30 Sep 1915 - Lost in Gulf of Finland Aug/Sep 1915 for unknown reason. 30 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 5 ships hit by U 26


There was another U 26 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Mar 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 6 May 1936. Take a look at the U 26 from WWII.

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