WWI U-boats

U 85

 

Type

Mittel U

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 255)
Ordered 23 Jun 1915 Laid down 29 Nov 1915 
Launched 22 Aug 1916 Commissioned 23 Oct 1916 
Commanders
23 Oct 1916 - 12 Mar 1917   Willy Petz
Career 2 patrols
15 Jan 1917 - 12 Mar 1917 IV Flotilla
Successes4 ships sunk for a total of 20,225 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,608 tons. 
Fate 12 Mar 1917 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Privet at 5002N 0413W. 38 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 5 ships hit by U 85


There was another U 85 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Apr 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 7 Jun 1941. Take a look at the U 85 from WWII.

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