WWI U-boats

U 162

Type U 93
ShipyardBremer Vulkan, Vegesack
Ordered 9 Feb 1917
Launched 20 Apr 1918
Commissioned 31 Jul 1918
Commanders
31 Jul 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Karl-Friedrich von Abendroth
Career 1 patrol
unknown start - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla
SuccessesNo successes
Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Became the french submarine Pierre Marrast until 27 Jan, 1937. Broken up..

There was another U 162 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 1 Mar 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 9 Sep 1941. Take a look at U 162 from WWII.


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