WWI U-boats

UB 73

Type UB III
ShipyardVulcan, Hamburg (Werk 97)
Ordered 23 Sep 1916
Launched 11 Aug 1917
Commissioned 2 Oct 1917
Commanders
2 Oct 1917 - 28 Feb 1918 Kptlt. Woldemar Adam
1 Mar 1918 - 7 Jul 1918 Kptlt. Karl Neureuther
8 Jul 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Max Bräutigam
Career 6 patrols
30 Nov 1917 - 2 May 1918 V Flotilla
2 May 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 I Flotilla
Successes8 ships sunk with a total of 18,806 tons.
1 warship sunk with a total of 495 tons. (View ships hit by UB 73)
Fate 21 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Brest during July 1921.

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