WWI U-boats

UB 84

Type UB III
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 284)
Ordered 23 Sep 1916
Laid down 21 Jan 1917
Launched 3 Oct 1917
Commissioned 31 Oct 1917
Commanders
31 Oct 1917 - 1 Dec 1917 Kptlt. Max Bräutigam
Career No patrols
SuccessesNo successes
Fate 26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Brest in 1921.

UB 84 was rammed and sunk in Eckernforde Bay on December 6, 1917, by the torpedo target ship Solingen. Seven crew members in the engine room were killed. UB 84 was raised and repaired with the intention of returning her to front-line service.


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