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WWI U-boats
U 51
Type | U 51 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 233) | ||||
| Ordered | 23 Aug 1914 | Laid down | 19 Dec 1914 | ||
| Launched | 25 Nov 1915 | Commissioned | 24 Feb 1916 | ||
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| Career | 1 patrols | ||||
| start date unknown - 25 May 1916 I Flotilla 25 May 1916 - 14 Jul 1916 II Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||||
| Fate | 14 Jul 1916 - Torpedoed by HM Sub H5 while leaving Ems estuary. 34 dead and 4 survivors. | ||||
| The wreck of U 51 was raised and broken up in 1968. |
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There was another U 51 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Jun 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 6 Aug 1938. Take a look at the U 51 from WWII. |