WWI U-boats

UB 54

Type UB III
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 266)
Ordered 20 May 1916
Laid down 5 Sep 1916
Launched 18 Apr 1917
Commissioned 12 Jun 1917
Commanders
12 Jun 1917 - 7 Feb 1918 Oblt. Egon von Werner (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)
8 Feb 1918 - 31 Mar 1918 Oblt. Erich Hecht
Career 6 patrols
8 Aug 1917 - 31 Mar 1918 Flandern Flotilla
Successes14 ships sunk with a total of 7,200 tons. (View ships hit by UB 54)
Fate 1 Mar 1918 - Sailed on March 1, 1918 for patrol off Portland area and was never heard from again. 29 dead (all hands lost).

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