WWI U-boats

UC 59

Type UC II
ShipyardKaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 41)
Ordered 12 Jan 1916
Laid down 25 Mar 1916
Launched 28 Sep 1916
Commissioned 12 May 1917
Commanders
12 May 1917 - 26 Apr 1918 Kptlt. Herbert Lefholz
27 Apr 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Oblt. Walther Strasser
Career 9 patrols
21 Jul 1917 - 11 Dec 1917 Baltic Flotilla
11 Dec 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 I Flotilla
Successes8 ships sunk with a total of 5,121 tons.
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 1,277 tons. (View ships hit by UC 59)
Fate 21 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Bo'ness in 1919-20.

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