WWI U-boats

U 113

Type

Shipyard

Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 282)

Ordered

5 May 1916

Launched

29 Sep 1917

Commissioned

23 Feb 1918

Commanders

23 Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918

Kptlt. Philipp Recke (Royal House Order of Hohenzollern)

Career

3 patrols

unknown start

- 11 Nov 1918

IV Flotilla

Successes

4 ships sunk with a total of 6,648 tons. (View ships hit by U 113)

Fate

20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Brest during July 1921.

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