WWI U-boats

U 105

Type U 93
ShipyardGermaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 274)
Ordered 5 May 1916
Launched 16 May 1917
Commissioned 4 Jul 1917
Commanders
4 Jul 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Friedrich Strackerjan
Career 6 patrols
3 Sep 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla
Successes19 ships sunk with a total of 55,834 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 0 tons. (View ships hit by U 105)
Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Became the french submarine Jean Autric until 27 Jan 1937. Broken up in 1938..

There was another U 105 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Jun 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 10 Sep 1940. Take a look at U 105 from WWII.


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