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Bismarck
A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship
Zetterling, Niklas
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WWI U-boats
U 33
Type | U 31 | ||||||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 193) | ||||||||
| Ordered | 29 Mar 1912 | Laid down | 7 Nov 1912 | ||||||
| Launched | 19 May 1914 | Commissioned | 27 Sep 1914 | ||||||
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| Career | 16 patrols | ||||||||
| start date unknown - 1 Aug 1915 IV Flotilla 16 Sep 1915 - 11 Mar 1916 Pola Flotilla 11 Mar 1916 - 27 Nov 1916 Constantinople Flotilla 27 Nov 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla |
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| Successes | 84 ships sunk for a total of 194,131 tons. 8 ships damaged for a total of 36,452 tons. 1 ship taken as prize for a total of 453 tons. | ||||||||
| Fate | 16 Jan 1919 - Surrendered. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20. | ||||||||
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There was another U 33 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Jun 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 25 Jul 1936. Take a look at the U 33 from WWII. |