WWI U-boats
U 109
Type | U 93 | ||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 278) | ||||
Ordered | 5 May 1916 | ||||
Launched | 25 Sep 1917 | ||||
Commissioned | 7 Nov 1917 | ||||
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Career | 1 patrol | ||||
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Successes | No successes | ||||
Fate | 26 Jan 1918 - Possible mined in the Strait of Dover on January 26, 1918 at position 50.53N, 01.31E. 43 dead (all hands lost). |
There was another U 109 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Sep 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 5 Dec 1940. Take a look at U 109 from WWII.