WWI U-boats

UB 117

 

Type

UB III

Shipyard Blohm & Voss, Hamburg  (Werk 323)
Ordered 23 Sep 1916 Laid down  
Launched 21 Nov 1917 Commissioned 6 Jun 1918 
Commanders
6 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918   Erwin Waßner
Career 3 patrols
24 Aug 1918 - 4 Oct 1918 Flandern I Flotilla
4 Oct 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla
Successes5 ships sunk for a total of 9,342 tons. 
Fate 22 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Felixstowe 1919-20..  

See the 5 ships hit by UB 117


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