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UB 13
Type | UB I | ||||||||
| Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 222) | ||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Oct 1914 | Laid down | 7 Nov 1914 | ||||||
| Launched | 8 Mar 1915 | Commissioned | 6 Apr 1915 | ||||||
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| Career | 36 patrols | ||||||||
| 26 Apr 1915 - 24 Apr 1916 Flandern Flotilla |
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| Successes | 11 ships sunk for a total of 17,665 tons. 1 ship taken as prize for a total of 27 tons. | ||||||||
| Fate | 24 Apr 1916 - Lost in a mine net off the Belgian coast (51.33N, 02.52E).. 17 dead (all hands lost). | ||||||||
| The wreck of UB 13 has been located in recent years. |