WWI U-boats
U 59
| Type | U 57 | ||||
| Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 214) | ||||
| Ordered | 6 Oct 1914 | ||||
| Laid down | 13 Jul 1915 | ||||
| Launched | 20 Jun 1916 | ||||
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1916 | ||||
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| Career | 4 patrols | ||||
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| Successes | 14 ships sunk with a total of 28,050 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 6,526 tons. (View ships hit by U 59) | ||||
| Fate | 14 May 1917 - Struck a German mine off Horns Reef at 55.33N 07.15E. 33 dead and 4 survivors. | ||||
The wreck of U 59 was located in 2002.
There was another U 59 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Oct 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Mar 1939. Take a look at U 59 from WWII.