WWI U-boats

UB 17

 

Type

UB I

Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen  (Werk 226)
Ordered 25 Nov 1914 Laid down 21 Feb 1915 
Launched 21 Apr 1915 Commissioned 4 May 1915 
Commanders
4 May 1915 - 6 Feb 1916   Ralph Wenninger
7 Feb 1916 - 9 Mar 1916   Arthur Metz
10 Mar 1916 - 16 Mar 1916   Werner Fürbringer
17 Mar 1916 - 15 Apr 1916   Friedrich Moecke
16 Apr 1916 - 27 Jun 1916   Ralph Wenninger
28 Jun 1916 - 7 Jul 1916   Günther Suadicani
8 Jul 1916 - 3 Dec 1916   Hans Degetau
4 Dec 1916 - 17 Jul 1917   Ulrich Meier
18 Jul 1917 - 23 Sep 1917   Georg Niemeyer
24 Sep 1917 - 30 Sep 1917   Günther Wigankow
1 Oct 1917 - 9 Jan 1918   Johannes Ries
10 Jan 1918 - 15 Mar 1918  Oblt. Albert Branscheid
Career 91 patrols
10 May 1915 - 15 Mar 1918 Flandern Flotilla
Successes13 ships sunk for a total of 2,189 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,054 tons.
2 ships taken as prize for a total of 316 tons. 
Fate 15 Mar 1918 - Sailed from Zeebrugge on March 11, 1918 and was never heard from again. 18 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 16 ships hit by UB 17


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