WWI U-boats

U 6

 

Type

U 5

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 148)
Ordered 8 Apr 1908 Laid down 24 Aug 1908 
Launched 18 May 1910 Commissioned 12 Aug 1910 
Commanders
5 Aug 1914 - 28 Sep 1914   Wilhelm-Friedrich Starke
29 Sep 1914 - 4 Nov 1914  Ltn. Otto Steinbrinck
5 Nov 1914 - 5 Jan 1915   Reinhold Lepsius
6 Jan 1915 - 21 Jan 1915  Ltn. Otto Steinbrinck
22 Jan 1915 - 15 Sep 1915   Reinhold Lepsius
Career 4 patrols
1 Aug 1914 - 15 Sep 1915 I Flotilla
Successes16 ships sunk for a total of 9,614 tons.
3 ships taken as prize for a total of 2,337 tons. 
Fate 15 Sep 1915 - Torpedoed by HM Sub E16 off Stavanger 5910N 0509E. 24 dead and 5 survivors. 

See the 19 ships hit by U 6


There was another U 6 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Aug 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 7 Sep 1935. Take a look at the U 6 from WWII.

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