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Zetterling, Niklas
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UB 68
Type | UB III | ||||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 286) | ||||||
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 | Laid down | |||||
| Launched | 4 Jul 1917 | Commissioned | 5 Oct 1917 | ||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | ||||||
| 8 Jan 1918 - 4 Oct 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla |
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| Successes | 5 ships sunk for a total of 10,758 tons. 4 ships damaged for a total of 23,788 tons. | ||||||
| Fate | 4 Oct 1918 - Encountered technical problems and had to surface where she was shelled until sinking at 3356N 1620E. 1 dead and 33 survivors. | ||||||