WWI U-boats

U 28

 

Type

U 27

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 18)
Ordered 19 Feb 1912 Laid down  
Launched 30 Aug 1913 Commissioned 26 Jun 1914 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 14 Jun 1916   Freiherr Georg-Günther von Forstner
15 Jun 1916 - 4 Aug 1916   Otto Rohrbeck
5 Aug 1916 - 14 Jan 1917   Freiherr Degenhart von Loë
15 Jan 1917 - 2 Sep 1917   Georg Schmidt
Career 5 patrols
start date unknown - 10 May 1917 training Flotilla
1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown IV Flotilla
10 May 1917 - 2 Sep 1917 IV Flotilla
Successes40 ships sunk for a total of 90,175 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 11,188 tons.
2 ships taken as prize for a total of 3,226 tons. 
Fate 2 Sep 1917 - Sunk by explosion of Olive Branch’s cargo following gunfire from the U-Boat at 7234N 2756E, off the North Cape. 39 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 44 ships hit by U 28


There was another U 28 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Jul 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Sep 1936. Take a look at the U 28 from WWII.

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