WWI U-boats

U 36

 

Type

U 31

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 196)
Ordered 29 Mar 1912 Laid down 2 Jan 1913 
Launched 6 Jun 1914 Commissioned 14 Nov 1914 
Commanders
14 Nov 1914 - 24 Jul 1915   Ernst Graeff
Career 2 patrols
start date unknown - 24 Jul 1915 II Flotilla
Successes14 ships sunk for a total of 12,674 tons.
3 ships taken as prize for a total of 3,466 tons. 
Fate 24 Jul 1915 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Prince Charles off the Hebrides 5907N 0530W. 18 dead, unknown number of survivors. 

See the 17 ships hit by U 36

This was the first U-boat to be sunk by a Q-Ship (HMS Prince Charles commanded by Lieutenant Mark Wardlaw RN).


There was another U 36 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Nov 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 Dec 1936. Take a look at the U 36 from WWII.

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