WWI U-boats
U 156
Type | U 151 | ||||||
Shipyard | Atlas Werke, Bremen (Werk 382) | ||||||
Ordered | 29 Nov 1916 | ||||||
Launched | 17 Apr 1917 | ||||||
Commissioned | 22 Aug 1917 | ||||||
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Career | 2 patrols | ||||||
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Successes | 44 ships sunk with a total of 50,471 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 638 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 13,680 tons. (View ships hit by U 156) | ||||||
Fate | 25 Sep 1918 - Probably mined in Northern Passage as she failed to report when clear of.. 77 dead (all hands lost). |
There was another U 156 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 May 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Sep 1941. Take a look at U 156 from WWII.