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| Shipyard | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 30) |
| Ordered | 6 Jan 1915 | Laid down | |
| Launched | 10 Aug 1915 | Commissioned | 24 Nov 1915 |
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| Career | 2 patrols |
18 Mar 1916 - 17 May 1916 I Flotilla
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk with a total of 2,802 tons. |
| Fate | 17 May 1916 - Sank in a mine handling accident 3.5 miles off Dunbar, Scotland. The wreck of an UEI class submarine located by divers is undoubtedly that of U 74. 34 dead (all hands lost).
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Previously recorded fate
Sunk by gunfire from the Royal Navy trawlers Sea Ranger, Kimberly, Oku, and Rodino off Peterhead at 57.10N, 01.20E on May 27, 1916. U 74 was lost well before this date. |
See the 1 ships hit by U 74
There was another U 74 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Aug 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 31 Oct 1940. Take a look at the U 74 from WWII. |
