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Zetterling, Niklas
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UB 20
Type | UB II | ||||||
| Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 250) | ||||||
| Ordered | 30 Apr 1915 | Laid down | |||||
| Launched | 26 Sep 1915 | Commissioned | 8 Feb 1916 | ||||
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| Career | 15 patrols | ||||||
| 12 Mar 1916 - 26 Mar 1917 Baltic Flotilla 26 Mar 1917 - 28 Jul 1917 Flandern Flotilla |
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| Successes | 12 ships sunk for a total of 9,863 tons. 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,241 tons. 2 ships taken as prize for a total of 1,260 tons. | ||||||
| Fate | 28 Jul 1917 - Hit a mine and sank with all hands while on a diving trial off Zeebrugge at 51.21N, 02.38E. 13 dead (all hands lost). | ||||||
| The wreck has been located and identified by local divers. |