WWI U-boats

UC 22

 

Type

UC II

Shipyard Blohm & Voss, Hamburg  (Werk 272)
Ordered 29 Aug 1915 Laid down  
Launched 1 Feb 1916 Commissioned 30 Jun 1916 
Commanders
1 Jul 1916 - 13 Jul 1917   Heino von Heimburg
14 Jul 1917 - 16 Oct 1917   Erich Wiesenbach
1 Jan 1918 - 16 May 1918   Carl Bünte
17 May 1918 - 29 Nov 1918   Eberhard Weichold
Career 15 patrols
12 Oct 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer II Flotilla
Successes22 ships sunk for a total of 41,328 tons.
3 ships damaged for a total of 14,012 tons.
1 warship sunk for a total of 414 tons. 
Fate 3 Feb 1919 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Landerneau in July 1921.  

See the 26 ships hit by UC 22


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