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Zetterling, Niklas
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WWI U-boats
U 7
Type | U 5 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 149) | ||||
| Ordered | 8 Apr 1908 | Laid down | 6 May 1909 | ||
| Launched | 28 Jul 1910 | Commissioned | 18 Jul 1911 | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | ||||
| 1 Aug 1914 - 21 Jan 1915 I Flotilla |
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| Successes | No successes. | ||||
| Fate | 21 Jan 1915 - Misidentified and torpedoed off Dutch coast by U22 (53.43N, 06.02E). One survivor. 24 dead and 1 survivor | ||||
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There was another U 7 in World War Two That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Jun 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 18 Jul 1935. Take a look at the U 7 from WWII. |