WWI U-boats

U 81

 

Type

Mittel U

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 251)
Ordered 23 Jun 1915 Laid down 31 Aug 1915 
Launched 24 Jun 1916 Commissioned 22 Aug 1916 
Commanders
22 Aug 1916 - 1 May 1917   Raimund Weisbach
Career 4 patrols
18 Oct 1916 - 1 May 1917 IV Flotilla
Successes31 ships sunk for a total of 88,700 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 3,264 tons. 
Fate 1 May 1917 - Torpedoed W of Ireland at 51.33N, 13.38W by HM Sub E54. 24 dead, unknown number of survivors. 

See the 32 ships hit by U 81


There was another U 81 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Feb 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 26 Apr 1941. Take a look at the U 81 from WWII.

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