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UB 59
Type | UB III | ||||||
| Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 271) | ||||||
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 | Laid down | 13 Sep 1916 | ||||
| Launched | 7 Jul 1917 | Commissioned | 25 Aug 1917 | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | ||||||
| 5 Nov 1917 - 2 Oct 1918 Flandern I Flotilla |
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| Successes | 6 ships sunk for a total of 7,336 tons. 2 ships damaged for a total of 12,413 tons. 1 ship sunk for a total of 1,025 tons. | ||||||
| Fate | 5 Oct 1918 - Scuttled at Zeebrugge in position 51.19N, 03.12E during the German evacuation from Belgium. . | ||||||