WWI U-boats

UC 75

 

Type

UC II

Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg  (Werk 80)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916 Laid down  
Launched 6 Nov 1916 Commissioned 6 Dec 1916 
Commanders
6 Dec 1916 - 16 Mar 1917   Georg Paech
17 Mar 1917 - 30 Jan 1918  Oblt. Johannes Lohs
31 Jan 1918 - 31 May 1918   Walter Schmitz
Career 13 patrols
10 Feb 1917 - 5 Aug 1917 I Flotilla
5 Aug 1917 - 31 May 1918 Flandern/Flandern II Flotilla
Successes56 ships sunk for a total of 80,489 tons.
8 ships damaged for a total of 40,021 tons.
2 warships sunk for a total of 1,555 tons. 
Fate 31 May 1918 - Rammed and sank by HMS Fairy while attacking a convoy at 5357N 0009E. 19 dead, unknown number of survivors. 

See the 66 ships hit by UC 75


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