WWI U-boats

U 34

 

Type

U 31

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 194)
Ordered 29 Mar 1912 Laid down 7 Nov 1912 
Launched 9 May 1914 Commissioned 5 Oct 1914 
Commanders
5 Oct 1914 - 11 Dec 1916  Kptlt. Claus Rücker
12 Dec 1916 - 17 Jan 1918  Kptlt. Johannes Klasing
18 Jan 1918 - 13 Mar 1918  Kptlt. Wilhelm Canaris
14 Mar 1918 - 21 Oct 1918  Kptlt. Johannes Klasing
Career 17 patrols
start date unknown - 23 Aug 1915 II Flotilla
23 Aug 1915 - 21 Oct 1918 Pola Flotilla
Successes119 ships sunk with a total of 257,652 tons.
5 ships damaged with a total of 14,208 tons. 
Fate 18 Oct 1918 - Sailed on 18.10 and was never heard from again.. 38 dead (all hands lost).  

Previously recorded fate
Depth charged by HMS Privet on November 9, 1918 near Gibraltar. U 34 was in all likelihood lost well before this date.

See the 124 ships hit by U 34


There was another U 34 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 17 Jul 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Sep 1936. Take a look at the U 34 from WWII.

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