WWI U-boats
U 103
Type | U 57 | ||||
Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 254) | ||||
Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||
Laid down | 8 Aug 1916 | ||||
Launched | 9 Jun 1917 | ||||
Commissioned | 15 Jul 1917 | ||||
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Career | 5 patrols | ||||
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Successes | 8 ships sunk with a total of 15,467 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 6,042 tons. (View ships hit by U 103) | ||||
Fate | 12 May 1918 - Rammed by RMS Olympic and sunk at 49°16’N, 4°51’W. 10 dead and 35 survivors. |
There was another U 103 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Apr 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 5 Jul 1940. Take a look at U 103 from WWII.