WWI U-boats
U 47
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U 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 25) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 4 Aug 1914 | Laid down | |||||||||||||||
| Launched | 16 Aug 1915 | Commissioned | 28 Feb 1916 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 May 1916 - 27 Dec 1916 III Flotilla 27 Dec 1916 - 28 Oct 1918 Pola Flotilla |
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| Successes | 14 ships sunk with a total of 23,931 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 9,500 tons. 1 ship taken as prize with a total of 1,046 tons. | ||||||||||||||||
| Fate | 28 Oct 1918 - Scuttled at Pola in position 44.52N, 13.50E during the evacuation from there.. | ||||||||||||||||
| No patrols after June 1917 due to serious engine troubles that could not be solved before the war ended. |
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There was another U 47 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Oct 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 17 Dec 1938. Take a look at the U 47 from WWII. |


