WWI U-boats

U 65

 

Type

U 63

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 249)
Ordered 17 May 1915 Laid down 4 Jun 1915 
Launched 21 Mar 1916 Commissioned 11 May 1916 
Commanders
11 May 1916 - 18 Jul 1918  Kptlt. Hermann von Fischel
19 Jul 1918 - 29 Sep 1918   Gustav Sieß
30 Sep 1918 - 28 Oct 1918   Clemens Wickel
Career 11 patrols
2 Jul 1916 - 18 Nov 1916 IV Flotilla
18 Nov 1916 - 28 Oct 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla
Successes48 ships sunk for a total of 76,774 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 7,860 tons. 
Fate 28 Oct 1918 - Scuttled at Pola in position 44.52N, 13.50E during the evacuation from there. .  

See the 50 ships hit by U 65


There was another U 65 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Nov 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 15 Feb 1940. Take a look at the U 65 from WWII.

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