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Zetterling, Niklas
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WWI U-boats
U 68
Type | U 66 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 205) | ||||
| Ordered | 2 Feb 1913 | Laid down | 31 Dec 1913 | ||
| Launched | 1 Jun 1915 | Commissioned | 17 Aug 1915 | ||
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| Career | 1 patrols | ||||
| 28 Nov 1915 - 22 Mar 1916 IV Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||||
| Fate | 22 Mar 1916 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Farnborough SW Ireland 51.54N 10.53W. 38 dead (all hands lost). | ||||
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There was another U 68 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Oct 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 11 Feb 1941. Take a look at the U 68 from WWII. |