WWI U-boats

U 73

 

Type

UE 1

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 29)
Ordered 6 Jan 1915 Laid down  
Launched 16 Jun 1915 Commissioned 9 Oct 1915 
Commanders
9 Oct 1915 - 21 May 1917  Kptlt. Gustav Sieß
22 May 1917 - 15 Jan 1918  Kptlt. Ernst von Voigt
16 Jan 1918 - 15 Jun 1918  Kptlt. Karl Meusel
16 Jun 1918 - 15 Sep 1918   Carl Bünte
16 Sep 1918 - 30 Oct 1918  Kptlt. Fritz Saupe
Career 2 patrols
30 Apr 1916 - 30 Oct 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer II Flotilla
Successes18 ships sunk with a total of 86,849 tons.
3 ships damaged with a total of 8,067 tons.
3 warships sunk with a total of 28,750 tons. 
Fate 30 Oct 1918 - Scuttled at Pola in position 44.52N, 13.50E during the evacuation from there..  

See the 24 ships hit by U 73


There was another U 73 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Jul 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 30 Sep 1940. Take a look at the U 73 from WWII.

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