WWI U-boats
U 23
Type | U 23 | ||||||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 177) | ||||||||||
Ordered | 18 Mar 1911 | ||||||||||
Laid down | 21 Dec 1911 | ||||||||||
Launched | 12 Apr 1912 | ||||||||||
Commissioned | 11 Sep 1913 | ||||||||||
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Career | 3 patrols | ||||||||||
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Successes | 7 ships sunk with a total of 8,822 tons. (View ships hit by U 23) | ||||||||||
Fate | 20 Jul 1915 - Torpedoed by HM Sub C27 in connection with decoy trawler Princess Louise at 58.55N, 00.14E.. 24 dead and 10 survivors. |
There was another U 23 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Aug 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 24 Sep 1936. Take a look at U 23 from WWII.