WWI U-boats

UB 2

 

Type

UB I

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 240)
Ordered 15 Nov 1914 Laid down 1 Nov 1914 
Launched 13 Feb 1915 Commissioned 10 Feb 1915 
Commanders
20 Feb 1915 - 7 Mar 1916   Werner Fürbringer
8 Mar 1916 - 4 Apr 1916   Karl Neumann
5 Apr 1916 - 1 Jul 1916  Oblt. Thomas Bieber
2 Jul 1916 - 3 Dec 1916   Harald von Keyserlingk
Career 38 patrols
10 May 1915 - 19 Mar 1916 Flandern Flotilla
19 Mar 1916 - 4 Dec 1916 Baltic Flotilla
4 Dec 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 training Flotilla
Successes11 ships sunk for a total of 1,374 tons. 
Fate 19 Feb 1919 - Stricken, hull broken up at Stinnes 3 Feb, 1920. .  

See the 11 ships hit by UB 2


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